No republic ever yet stood on ...

No republic ever yet stood on a stable foundation without satisfying the common people.
 Mercy Otis Warren

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By the Declaration of Independence, dreaded by the foes an for a time doubtfully viewed by many of the friends of America, everything stood on a new and more respectable footing, both with regard to the operations of war or negotiations with foreign powers.
 Mercy Otis Warren
The balm of life, a kind and faithful friend.
 Mercy Otis Warren