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Noah Webster

1758 - 1843

About the Author

Noah Webster (1758-1843) was an ardent Federalist, lexicographer, and political writer in the early American republic.

In The Library:

• author: Pamphlets on the Constitution of the United States, published during its Discussion by the People, 1787-1788 (1787)

Quotations:

• Noah Webster on the resilience of common religious practices in the face of attempts by the state to radically change them (1794) (12 January, 2010)