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.
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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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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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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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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Mirth, and even cheerfulness, when employed as remedies in low spirits, are like hot water to a frozen limb.
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Beer is a wholesome liquor…..it abounds with nourishment
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Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error.
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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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Mothers and schools plant the seeds of nearly all the good and evil which exists in the world.
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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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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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The Gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.
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If moral precepts alone could have reformed mankind, the mission of the Son of God into all the world would have been unnecessary. The perfect morality of the gospel rests upon the doctrine which, though often controverted has never been refuted: I mean the vicarious life and death of the Son of God.
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A simple democracy is the devil’s own government.
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A Christian cannot fail of being a republican.
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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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