The Bible contains more knowledge necessary to man in his present state than any other book in the world.
BENJAMIN RUSHLiberty without virtue would be no blessing to us.
More Benjamin Rush Quotes
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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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Beer is a wholesome liquor…..it abounds with nourishment
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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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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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Freedom can exist only in the society of knowledge. Without learning, men are incapable of knowing their rights.
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Scandal dies sooner of itself, than we could kill it.
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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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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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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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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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We have not only multiplied diseases, but we have made them more fatal.
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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 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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Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error.
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I anticipate the Day when to command Respect in the remotest Regions it will be sufficient to say I am an American.
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