The Bible contains more knowledge necessary to man in his present state than any other book in the world.
BENJAMIN RUSHI do not believe that the Constitution was the offspring of inspiration, but I am as satisfied that it is as much the work of a Divine Providence as any of the miracles recorded in the Old and New Testament.
More Benjamin Rush Quotes
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The great enemy of the salvation of man, in my opinion, never invented a more effective means of limiting Christianity from the world than by persuading mankind that it was improper to read the Bible at schools.
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Tis done. We have become a nation.
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If we were to remove the Bible from public schools we would be wasting so much time punishing crimes and taking so little pains to prevent them.
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Terror acts powerfully upon the body, through the medium of the mind, and should be employed in the cure of madness.
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Mothers and schools plant the seeds of nearly all the good and evil which exists in the world.
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Liberty without virtue would be no blessing to us.
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The art of healing is like an unroofed temple, uncovered at the top and cracked at the foundation.
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A simple democracy is the devil’s own government.
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The only means of establishing and perpetuating our republican forms of government is the universal education of our youth in the principles of Christianity by means of the Bible.
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The gospel of Jesus Christ prescribes the wisest rules for just conduct in every situation in life. Happy they who are enabled to obey them in all situations!
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The Gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.
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I have always considered Christianity as the strong ground of republicanism.
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I do not believe that the Constitution was the offspring of inspiration, but I am as satisfied that it is as much the work of a Divine Providence as any of the miracles recorded in the Old and New Testament.
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I have alternately been called an Aristocrat and a Democrat. I am neither. I am a Christocrat.
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Patriotism is as much a virtue as justice, and is as necessary for the support of societies as natural affection is for the support of families.
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