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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.

Benjamin Rush

Terror acts powerfully upon the body, through the medium of the mind, and should be employed in the cure of madness.
BENJAMIN RUSH

Body Madness Mind
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.
BENJAMIN RUSH

Justice Patriotism Support
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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Bible Reading School
The Gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.
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Church Going Jesus Knowing Prevail Truth
A Christian cannot fail of being a republican.
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Christian Failing Republican
Christianity is the only true and perfect religion.
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Bible God Religious
Without Virtue there can be no liberty
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Freedom Liberty Morality
Without religion, I believe that learning does real mischief to the morals and principles of mankind.
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Believe Real Religion
I have always considered Christianity as the strong ground of republicanism.
BENJAMIN RUSH

Christianity Republic Strong
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]. . .
BENJAMIN RUSH

Belief Humanity Love Universal
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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Death Life Mean Son
The Bible contains more knowledge necessary to man in his present state than any other book in the world.
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Book Men Patriotic
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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Children Mean Mind
A simple democracy is the devil’s own government.
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Democracy Government Simple
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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Competition Differences Physician
The American war is over, but this is far from being the case with the American Revolution.
BENJAMIN RUSH

Cases Revolution War

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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