Noah Webster Quotes

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• The virtues of men are of more consequence to society than their abilities, and for this reason, the heart should be cultivated with more assiduity…
• Education is useless without the Bible. The Bible was America's basic text book in all fields. God's Word, contained in the Bible, has furnished all…
• It is alleged by men of loose principles , or defective views of the subject, that religion and morality are not necessary or important qualifications…
• ...if the citizens neglect their Duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted; laws will be made, not for the…
• It is an object of vast magnitude that systems of education should be adopted and pursued which may not only diffuse a knowledge of the…
• But while property is considered as the basis of the freedom of the American yeomanry, there are other auxiliary supports; among which is the information…
• The minds of youth are perpetually led to the history of Greece and Rime or to Great Britain; Boys are constantly repeating the declamations of…
• Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed, as they are in almost every country in Europe.
• The causes which destroyed the ancient republics were numerous; but in Rome, one principal cause was the vast inequality of fortunes.
• In selecting men for office, let principle be your guide. Regard not the particular sect or denomination of the candidate-look to his character.
• [T]he Christian religion, in its purity, is the basis, or rather the source of all genuine freedom in government. . . . and I am…
• If the citizens neglect their duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted . . . . If a republican…
• The ecclesiastical establishments of Europe, which serve to support tyrannical governments, are not the Christian religion, but abuses and corruptions of it. The religion of…
• Nothing has a greater tendency to lessen the reverence which mankind ought to have for the Supreme Being, than a careless repetition of his name…
• In the formation of our constitution the wisdom of all ages is collected-the legislators of antiquity are consulted, as well as the opinions and interests…
• A national language is a band of national union.
• Language is not an abstract construction of the learned, or of dictionary makers, but is something arising out of the work, needs, ties, joys, affections,…
• In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought…
• Dancing is an excellent amusement for young people, especially for those of sedentary occupations. Its excellence consists in exciting a cheerfulness of the mind, highly…
• The American states have gone far in assisting the progress of truth; but they have stopped short of perfection. They ought to have given every…

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