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.
BENJAMIN RUSHA Christian cannot fail of being a republican.
More Benjamin Rush Quotes
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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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Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error.
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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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Mirth, and even cheerfulness, when employed as remedies in low spirits, are like hot water to a frozen limb.
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As the War Office of the United States was established in a time of peace, it is equally reasonable that a Peace Office should be established in a time of War.
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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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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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Liberty without virtue would be no blessing to us.
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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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The Gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.
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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.
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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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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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Without Virtue there can be no liberty
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