Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error.
BENJAMIN RUSHAs 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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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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Freedom can exist only in the society of knowledge. Without learning, men are incapable of knowing their rights.
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Liberty without virtue would be no blessing to us.
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A Christian cannot fail of being a republican.
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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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Without religion, I believe that learning does real mischief to the morals and principles of mankind.
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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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Scandal dies sooner of itself, than we could kill it.
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Let us show the world that a difference of opinion upon medical subjects is not incompatible with medical friendships; and in so doing, let us throw the whole odium of the hostility of physicians to each other upon their competition for business and money.
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We have not only multiplied diseases, but we have made them more fatal.
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A simple democracy is the devil’s own government.
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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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Dreams are nothing but incoherent ideas, occasioned by partial or imperfect sleep.
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I have always considered Christianity as the strong ground of republicanism.
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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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