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 RUSHA pioneer is generally a man who has outlived his credit or fortune in the cultivated parts.
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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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Without Virtue there can be no liberty
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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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The Gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.
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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 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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[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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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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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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Freedom can exist only in the society of knowledge. Without learning, men are incapable of knowing their rights.
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Christianity is the only true and perfect religion.
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I have always considered Christianity as the strong ground of republicanism.
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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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