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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.

Benjamin Rush

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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Believe Inspiration Patriotic
Liberty without virtue would be no blessing to us.
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Blessing Independence Day Liberty
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 Gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.
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Church Going Jesus Knowing Prevail Truth
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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Education Mean Patriotic
A Christian cannot fail of being a republican.
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Christian Failing Republican
Tis done. We have become a nation.
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Constitutional Convention Done Nations
Without Virtue there can be no liberty
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Freedom Liberty Morality
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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Country Doe School
Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error.
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Controversy Errors Fear
I have always considered Christianity as the strong ground of republicanism.
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Christianity Republic Strong
Mania’s premonitory signs are unusual acts of extravagance, manifested by the purchase of houses, and certain expensive and unnecessary articles of furniture.
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Bipolar Extravagance House
A simple democracy is the devil’s own government.
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Democracy Government Simple
I have alternately been called an Aristocrat and a Democrat. I am neither. I am a Christocrat.
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Alternate Call Christocrat Democrat
Scandal dies sooner of itself, than we could kill it.
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Dies Scandal
Mirth, and even cheerfulness, when employed as remedies in low spirits, are like hot water to a frozen limb.
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Frozen Hot Water
The Constitution of the Republic should make a Special privilege for medical freedoms as well as religious freedom.
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Constitution Privilege Religious Special
Without the restraints of religion and social worship, men become savages much sooner than savages become civilized by means of religion and civil government.
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Mean Men Savages
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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Bible Heart Swings
Mothers and schools plant the seeds of nearly all the good and evil which exists in the world.
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Evil Mother School
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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Peace Time War
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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Lives Scripture Study
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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Justice Patriotism Support
Dreams are nothing but incoherent ideas, occasioned by partial or imperfect sleep.
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Dream Ideas Sleep
Christianity is the only true and perfect religion.
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Bible God Religious
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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Belief Humanity Love Universal
Freedom can exist only in the society of knowledge. Without learning, men are incapable of knowing their rights.
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Knowing Men Rights

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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