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Precepts Quotes by Gouverneur Morris
- [F]or avoiding the extremes of despotism or anarchy . . . the only ground of hope must be on the morals of the people. I…
- Religion is the only solid basis of good morals; therefore education should teach the precepts of religion, and the duties of man toward God. These…
- There must be religion. When that ligament is torn, society is disjointed and its members perish... [T]he most important of all lessons is the denunciation…
- The education of young citizens ought to form them to good manners, to accustom them to labor, to inspire them with a love of order,…
- Religion is the solid basis of good morals; therefore education should teach the precepts of religion, and the duties of man toward God.
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- The icy precepts of respect. — William Shakespeare
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- The road by precepts is tedious, by example, short and efficacious. — Seneca the Younger