Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error.
BENJAMIN RUSHWithout Virtue there can be no liberty
More Benjamin Rush Quotes
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[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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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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I anticipate the Day when to command Respect in the remotest Regions it will be sufficient to say I am an American.
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The Constitution of the Republic should make a Special privilege for medical freedoms as well as religious freedom.
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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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The art of healing is like an unroofed temple, uncovered at the top and cracked at the foundation.
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A belief in God’s universal love to all his creatures, and that he will finally restore all of them that are miserable to happiness, is a polar truth. . . It establishes the equality of [humanity]. . .
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Scandal dies sooner of itself, than we could kill it.
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The Bible contains more knowledge necessary to man in his present state than any other book in the world.
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By withholding the knowledge of [the Scriptures] from children, we deprive ourselves of the best means of awakening moral sensibility in their minds.
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Beer is a wholesome liquor…..it abounds with nourishment
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Without Virtue there can be no liberty
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The American war is over, but this is far from being the case with the American Revolution.
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Dreams are nothing but incoherent ideas, occasioned by partial or imperfect sleep.
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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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