The only foundation for . . . a republic is to be laid in Religion. Without this there can be no virtue, and without virtue there can be no liberty, and liberty is the object and life of all republican governments.
BENJAMIN RUSHThe 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.
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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.
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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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Tis done. We have become a nation.
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I have always considered Christianity as the strong ground of republicanism.
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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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Beer is a wholesome liquor…..it abounds with nourishment
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Mothers and schools plant the seeds of nearly all the good and evil which exists in the world.
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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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Without Virtue there can be no liberty
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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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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.
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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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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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Without religion, I believe that learning does real mischief to the morals and principles of mankind.
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