Liberty without virtue would be no blessing to us.
BENJAMIN RUSHI have always considered Christianity as the strong ground of republicanism.
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I have always considered Christianity as the strong ground of republicanism.
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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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The Constitution of the Republic should make a Special privilege for medical freedoms as well as religious freedom.
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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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Christianity is the only true and perfect religion.
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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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I have alternately been called an Aristocrat and a Democrat. I am neither. I am a Christocrat.
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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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Dreams are nothing but incoherent ideas, occasioned by partial or imperfect sleep.
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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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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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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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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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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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The art of healing is like an unroofed temple, uncovered at the top and cracked at the foundation.
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