The Bible contains more knowledge necessary to man in his present state than any other book in the world.
BENJAMIN RUSHA pioneer is generally a man who has outlived his credit or fortune in the cultivated parts.
More Benjamin Rush Quotes
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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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Scandal dies sooner of itself, than we could kill it.
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We have not only multiplied diseases, but we have made them more fatal.
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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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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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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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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 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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Let us show the world that a difference of opinion upon medical subjects is not incompatible with medical friendships; and in so doing, let us throw the whole odium of the hostility of physicians to each other upon their competition for business and money.
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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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Beer is a wholesome liquor…..it abounds with nourishment
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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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The art of healing is like an unroofed temple, uncovered at the top and cracked at the foundation.
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Tis done. We have become a nation.
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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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