A Christian cannot fail of being a republican.
BENJAMIN RUSHIf moral precepts alone could have reformed mankind, the mission of the Son of God into all the world would have been unnecessary. The perfect morality of the gospel rests upon the doctrine which, though often controverted has never been refuted: I mean the vicarious life and death of the Son of God.
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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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The art of healing is like an unroofed temple, uncovered at the top and cracked at the foundation.
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Scandal dies sooner of itself, than we could kill it.
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Freedom can exist only in the society of knowledge. Without learning, men are incapable of knowing their rights.
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Christianity is the only true and perfect religion.
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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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A pioneer is generally a man who has outlived his credit or fortune in the cultivated parts.
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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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Beer is a wholesome liquor…..it abounds with nourishment
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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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It would seem from this fact, that man is naturally a wild animal, and that when taken from the woods, he is never happy in his natural state, ’till he returns to them again.
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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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Liberty without virtue would be no blessing to us.
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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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If moral precepts alone could have reformed mankind, the mission of the Son of God into all the world would have been unnecessary. The perfect morality of the gospel rests upon the doctrine which, though often controverted has never been refuted: I mean the vicarious life and death of the Son of God.
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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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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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A simple democracy is the devil’s own government.
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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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Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error.
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Mirth, and even cheerfulness, when employed as remedies in low spirits, are like hot water to a frozen limb.
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I have always considered Christianity as the strong ground of republicanism.
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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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Mothers and schools plant the seeds of nearly all the good and evil which exists in the world.
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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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Without religion, I believe that learning does real mischief to the morals and principles of mankind.
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