Bible Quote by Fisher Ames

Should not the Bible regain the place it once held as a schoolbook? Its morals are pure, its examples are captivating and noble....In no…

— Fisher Ames

Why then, if these new books for children must be retained, as they will be, should not the Bible regain the place it once…

— Fisher Ames

We have a dangerous trend beginning to take place in our education. We're starting to put more and more textbooks into our schools. We've…

— Fisher Ames

The Bible, when not read in schools, is seldom read in any subsequent period of life...The Bible...should be read in our schools in preference…

— Benjamin Rush

The Bible is the best of books, and I wish it were in the hands of every one. It is indispensable to the safety…

— Zachary Taylor

“The Bible may be an arresting and poetic work of fiction, but it is not the sort of book you should give your children…

— Richard Dawkins

Why may not the Bible and especially the New Testament be read and taught as a divine revelation in school? Where else can the…

— Gene Fowler

The Bible should be taught so early and so thoroughly that it sinks straight to the bottom of the mind where everything that comes…

— Northrop Frye

Yes, the Bible should be taught in our schools because it is necessary to understand the Bible if we are to truly understand our…

— Joel Osteen

And how can we ever again succeed in educating children to become moral men and women if, in America's public schools, we consciously deny…

— Pat Buchanan

Nevertheless, one learned very early that books had to be respected; they were all putative Bibles and to some small degree had a share…

— Arthur Miller

The Bible is and should be an appropriate course of study in our public schools. Because it is the most widely read, widely published,…

— Mike Johnson