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A simple democracy is the devil’s own government.

Benjamin Rush

Mothers and schools plant the seeds of nearly all the good and evil which exists in the world.
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Evil Mother School
Without religion, I believe that learning does real mischief to the morals and principles of mankind.
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Believe Real Religion
Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error.
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Controversy Errors Fear
Tis done. We have become a nation.
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Constitutional Convention Done Nations
The American war is over, but this is far from being the case with the American Revolution.
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Cases Revolution War
I have always considered Christianity as the strong ground of republicanism.
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Christianity Republic Strong
The Constitution of the Republic should make a Special privilege for medical freedoms as well as religious freedom.
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Constitution Privilege Religious Special
The only foundation for . . . a republic is to be laid in Religion. Without this there can be no virtue, and without virtue there can be no liberty, and liberty is the object and life of all republican governments.
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Bible God Religious
Temperate, sincere, and intelligent inquiry and discussion are only to be dreaded by the advocates of error. The truth need not fear them.
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Errors Intelligent Needs
Now if the study of the Scriptures be necessary to our happiness at any time in our life, the sooner we begin to read them, the more we shall be attached to them.
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Lives Scripture Study
The art of healing is like an unroofed temple, uncovered at the top and cracked at the foundation.
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Art Healing Medicine
Let our pupil be taught that he does not belong to himself, but that he is public property. Let him be taught to love his family, but let him be taught at the same time that he must forsake and even forget them when the welfare of his country requires it.
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Country Doe School
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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Body Madness Mind
Mirth, and even cheerfulness, when employed as remedies in low spirits, are like hot water to a frozen limb.
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Frozen Hot Water
A pioneer is generally a man who has outlived his credit or fortune in the cultivated parts.
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Credit Men Pioneers
[W]here there is no law, there is no liberty; and nothing deserves the name of law but that which is certain and universal in its operation upon all the members of the community.
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Community Law Names
Beer is a wholesome liquor…..it abounds with nourishment
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Beer Humorous Liquor
Christianity is the only true and perfect religion.
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Bible God Religious
A Christian cannot fail of being a republican.
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Christian Failing Republican
Freedom can exist only in the society of knowledge. Without learning, men are incapable of knowing their rights.
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Knowing Men Rights
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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Bible Christian Education
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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Jesus Patriotic Son
By renouncing the Bible, philosophers swing from their moorings upon all moral subjects..It is the only correct map of the human heart that ever has been published.
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Bible Heart Swings
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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Bible Reading School
Christianity is the only true and perfect religion; and… in proportion as mankind adopt its principles and obey its precepts, they will be wise and happy.
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Patriotic Perfect Wise
A simple democracy is the devil’s own government.
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Democracy Government Simple
Liberty without virtue would be no blessing to us.
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Blessing Independence Day Liberty

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