I have always considered Christianity as the strong ground of republicanism.
BENJAMIN RUSHLiberty without virtue would be no blessing to us.
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Liberty without virtue would be no blessing to us.
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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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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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Scandal dies sooner of itself, than we could kill it.
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Without Virtue there can be no liberty
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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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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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Mothers and schools plant the seeds of nearly all the good and evil which exists 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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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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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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A simple democracy is the devil’s own government.
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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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Tis done. We have become a nation.
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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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