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Fisher Ames
(9 Apr 1758 - 4 Jul 1808)
American statesman who was Leader of the Federalist party, known for his orations, and influenced the ratification of the Federal Constitution. He retired from Congress at age 38 due to ill health, and in 1797 returned to his Dedham estate where he experimented with scientific farming and continued his law practice.
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Science Quotes by Fisher Ames (1 quote)
The House is composed of very good men, not shining, but honest and reasonably well-informed, and in time will be found to improve, and not much inferior in eloquence, science, and dignity, to the British Commons. They are patriotic enough, and I believe there are more stupid (as well as more shining) people in the latter, in proportion.
— Fisher Ames
Letter to George Richard Minot (27 May 1789). Quoted in Set Ames (Ed.) Works of Fisher Ames (1854), Vol. 1, 45.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
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