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.
BENJAMIN RUSHThe art of healing is like an unroofed temple, uncovered at the top and cracked at the foundation.
More Benjamin Rush Quotes
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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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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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The Gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.
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Tis done. We have become a nation.
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A belief in God’s universal love to all his creatures, and that he will finally restore all of them that are miserable to happiness, is a polar truth. . . It establishes the equality of [humanity]. . .
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Scandal dies sooner of itself, than we could kill it.
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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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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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A simple democracy is the devil’s own government.
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Liberty without virtue would be no blessing to us.
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The great enemy of the salvation of man, in my opinion, never invented a more effective means of limiting Christianity from the world than by persuading mankind that it was improper to read the Bible at schools.
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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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Dreams are nothing but incoherent ideas, occasioned by partial or imperfect sleep.
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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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The Constitution of the Republic should make a Special privilege for medical freedoms as well as religious freedom.
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