Temperate, sincere, and intelligent inquiry and discussion are only to be dreaded by the advocates of error. The truth need not fear them.
BENJAMIN RUSHChristianity is the only true and perfect religion.
More Benjamin Rush Quotes
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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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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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A Christian cannot fail of being a republican.
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Beer is a wholesome liquor…..it abounds with nourishment
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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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A pioneer is generally a man who has outlived his credit or fortune in the cultivated parts.
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Let our pupil be taught that he does not belong to himself, but that he is public property. Let him be taught to love his family, but let him be taught at the same time that he must forsake and even forget them when the welfare of his country requires it.
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A simple democracy is the devil’s own government.
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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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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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Mirth, and even cheerfulness, when employed as remedies in low spirits, are like hot water to a frozen limb.
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Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error.
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Without Virtue there can be no liberty
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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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Scandal dies sooner of itself, than we could kill it.
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