A pioneer is generally a man who has outlived his credit or fortune in the cultivated parts.
BENJAMIN RUSHScandal dies sooner of itself, than we could kill it.
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Dreams are nothing but incoherent ideas, occasioned by partial or imperfect sleep.
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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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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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Beer is a wholesome liquor…..it abounds with nourishment
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Scandal dies sooner of itself, than we could kill it.
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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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[W]here there is no law, there is no liberty; and nothing deserves the name of law but that which is certain and universal in its operation upon all the members of the community.
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Christianity is the only true and perfect religion.
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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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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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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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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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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 gospel of Jesus Christ prescribes the wisest rules for just conduct in every situation in life. Happy they who are enabled to obey them in all situations!
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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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