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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…

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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…
Education is useless without the Bible. The Bible was America's basic text book in all fields. God's Word, contained in the Bible,…
It is alleged by men of loose principles , or defective views of the subject, that religion and morality are not necessary…
...if the citizens neglect their Duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted; laws will be made,…
It is an object of vast magnitude that systems of education should be adopted and pursued which may not only diffuse a…
But while property is considered as the basis of the freedom of the American yeomanry, there are other auxiliary supports; among which…
The minds of youth are perpetually led to the history of Greece and Rime or to Great Britain; Boys are constantly repeating…
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…
[T]he Christian religion, in its purity, is the basis, or rather the source of all genuine freedom in government. . . .…
If the citizens neglect their duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted . . . .…

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I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but I have never read in either of… — Saint Augustine
Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views which Cicero, which Locke, which Bacon, have… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The minds of youth are perpetually led to the history of Greece and Rime or to Great Britain; Boys are constantly repeating… — Noah Webster
He he he... Crazy? Cicero? He he he he! That's... madness... — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Laughing, laughing, laughing, laughing! It is the jester! A voice from the Void, to cheer poor Cicero! I accept your gift, dearest… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Cicero is dead! Cicero is born! The laughter has filled me, filled me so very completely. I am the laughter. I am… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Words are wise men's counters, they do but reckon by them: but they are the money of fools, that value them by… — Thomas Hobbes
By these pleasures it is permitted to relax the mind with play, in turmoils of the mind, or when our labors are… — Gerolamo Cardano
Cicero calls gratitude the mother of virtues the most capital of all duties, and uses the words grateful and good as synonymous… — Unknown Author
I would rather be an expert on me than on Cicero — Michel de Montaigne
What Cicero said of men-that they are like wines, age souring the bad, and bettering the good-we can say of misfortune, that… — Jean Paul
In the usual course of study I had come to a book of a certain Cicero. — Saint Augustine

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