It would seem from this fact, that man is naturally a wild animal, and that when taken from the woods, he is never happy in his natural state, ’till he returns to them again.
BENJAMIN RUSHControversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error.
More Benjamin Rush Quotes
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Dreams are nothing but incoherent ideas, occasioned by partial or imperfect sleep.
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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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Tis done. We have become a nation.
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We have not only multiplied diseases, but we have made them more fatal.
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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 American war is over, but this is far from being the case with the American Revolution.
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Christianity is the only true and perfect religion.
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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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Without Virtue there can be no liberty
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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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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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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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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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[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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Beer is a wholesome liquor…..it abounds with nourishment
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