The only means of establishing and perpetuating our republican forms of government is the universal education of our youth in the principles of Christianity by means of the Bible.
BENJAMIN RUSHTerror acts powerfully upon the body, through the medium of the mind, and should be employed in the cure of madness.
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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[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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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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Mirth, and even cheerfulness, when employed as remedies in low spirits, are like hot water to a frozen limb.
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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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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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Dreams are nothing but incoherent ideas, occasioned by partial or imperfect sleep.
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Let our pupil be taught that he does not belong to himself, but that he is public property. Let him be taught to love his family, but let him be taught at the same time that he must forsake and even forget them when the welfare of his country requires it.
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The American war is over, but this is far from being the case with the American Revolution.
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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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We have not only multiplied diseases, but we have made them more fatal.
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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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Freedom can exist only in the society of knowledge. Without learning, men are incapable of knowing their rights.
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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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