Benjamin Rush Quotes
Benjamin Rush pops up in a handful of anecdotes that reveal his knack for weaving together friendships, ideas, and the raw energy of a newborn nation. From a 1812 meeting that sparked a lifelong correspondence to musings on revolutionary philosophy, these six snippets show how a single figure can echo across history. Readers hungry for more context might turn to the “Founding Fathers,” “American Revolution,” or “Historical Friendship” pages for richer detail.
![“A mutual friend, Benjamin Rush, brought [Tomas Jefferson and John Adams] together in 1812, and they went on to exchange letters for the rest of their lives. But in their correspondence they tended to avoid the most controversial issues, such as slavery.” quote by Gordon S. Wood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/be3/gordon-s-wood-13199_controversial_a-mutual-friend-benjamin-rush-brought-to_487463.jpg)
![“[Philip's death was] beyond comparison the most afflicting of my life… He was truly a fine youth. But why should I repine? It was the will of heaven and he is now out of the reach of the seductions and calamities of a world full of folly, full of vice, full of danger, of least value in proportion…” quote by Ron Chernow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4d2/ron-chernow-1189_death_philip-s-death-was-beyond-comparison-the_1595076.jpg)
![“Let us return to Benjamin Rush, who foresaw the revolutionary implications of Benjamin [Lay]'s philosophy. Writing after the abolitionist movement had burst into existence during the "age of revolution," Rush was acutely conscious that Benjamin had been a lonely fighter against slavery for forty…” quote by The Fearless Benjamin Lay Marcus Rediker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/39e/the-fearless-benjamin-lay-marc_character_let-us-return-to-benjamin-rush-who-fores_3198327.jpg)