The American war is over, but this is far from being the case with the American Revolution.
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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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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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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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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Christianity is the only true and perfect religion.
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The Gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.
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Tis done. We have become a nation.
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A Christian cannot fail of being a republican.
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I have always considered Christianity as the strong ground of republicanism.
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Scandal dies sooner of itself, than we could kill it.
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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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Mirth, and even cheerfulness, when employed as remedies in low spirits, are like hot water to a frozen limb.
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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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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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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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The Bible contains more knowledge necessary to man in his present state than any other book in the world.
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