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.
BENJAMIN RUSHChristianity 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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I have always considered Christianity as the strong ground of republicanism.
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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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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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Christianity is the only true and perfect religion.
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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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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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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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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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A pioneer is generally a man who has outlived his credit or fortune in the cultivated parts.
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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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Dreams are nothing but incoherent ideas, occasioned by partial or imperfect sleep.
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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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As the War Office of the United States was established in a time of peace, it is equally reasonable that a Peace Office should be established in a time of War.
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Without the restraints of religion and social worship, men become savages much sooner than savages become civilized by means of religion and civil government.
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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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Mania’s premonitory signs are unusual acts of extravagance, manifested by the purchase of houses, and certain expensive and unnecessary articles of furniture.
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The Gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.
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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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Scandal dies sooner of itself, than we could kill it.
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Beer is a wholesome liquor…..it abounds with nourishment
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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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We have not only multiplied diseases, but we have made them more fatal.
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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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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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The Constitution of the Republic should make a Special privilege for medical freedoms as well as religious freedom.
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