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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…
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Education is useless without the Bible. The Bible was America's basic text book in all fields. God's Word, contained in the Bible,…
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It is alleged by men of loose principles , or defective views of the subject, that religion and morality are not necessary…
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...if the citizens neglect their Duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted; laws will be made,…
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It is an object of vast magnitude that systems of education should be adopted and pursued which may not only diffuse a…
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But while property is considered as the basis of the freedom of the American yeomanry, there are other auxiliary supports; among which…
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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…
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Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed, as they are in almost every country in Europe.
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The causes which destroyed the ancient republics were numerous; but in Rome, one principal cause was the vast inequality of fortunes.
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In selecting men for office, let principle be your guide. Regard not the particular sect or denomination of the candidate-look to his…
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[T]he Christian religion, in its purity, is the basis, or rather the source of all genuine freedom in government. . . .…
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If the citizens neglect their duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted . . . .…
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Your every voter, as surely as your chief magistrate, exercises a public trust.
— Grover Cleveland
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[T]hat the opinions of men are not the object of civil government, nor under its jurisdiction; that to suffer the civil magistrate…
— Thomas Jefferson
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None of the modes by which a magistrate is appointed, popular election, the accident of the lot, or the accident of birth,…
— Thomas B. Macaulay
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The history of human conduct does not warrant that exalted opinion of human virtue which would make it wise in a nation…
— Alexander Hamilton
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In Belgium, the magistrate has the dignity of a prince, but by Bacchus, it is true that the brewer is king.
— Unknown Author
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It may not be improper, however, to remark two consequences, evidently flowing from an extension of the federal power to every subject…
— James Madison
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It is so difficult to draw a clear line of separation between the abuse and the wholesome use of the press, that…
— Thomas Jefferson
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But the Jews are so hardened that they listen to nothing; though overcome by testimonies they yield not an inch. It is…
— Martin Luther
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Sir, no nation has ever yet existed or been governed without religion. Nor can be. The Christian religion is the best religion that…
— Thomas Jefferson
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Though we have clear and full scriptures in the New Testament for abolishing the Ceremonial law, yet we nowhere read in all…
— George Gillespie
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When the supreme magistrate will not execute the judgment of the Lord, those who made him supreme magistrate, under God, who have…
— Samuel Rutherford
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Every answer he [President John Adams] gives to his addressers unmasks more and more his principles and views. His language to the…
— James Madison
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