Now if the study of the Scriptures be necessary to our happiness at any time in our life, the sooner we begin to read them, the more we shall be attached to them.
BENJAMIN RUSHI have always considered Christianity as the strong ground of republicanism.
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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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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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The art of healing is like an unroofed temple, uncovered at the top and cracked at the foundation.
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Christianity is the only true and perfect religion.
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A simple democracy is the devil’s own government.
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Terror acts powerfully upon the body, through the medium of the mind, and should be employed in the cure of madness.
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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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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 always considered Christianity as the strong ground of republicanism.
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Christianity is the only true and perfect religion; and… in proportion as mankind adopt its principles and obey its precepts, they will be wise and happy.
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Without religion, I believe that learning does real mischief to the morals and principles of mankind.
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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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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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The Gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.
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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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