Benjamin Rush Quotes About Christianity

Quotes about: Christianity

• If we were to remove the Bible from public schools we would be wasting so much time punishing crimes and taking so little pains to prevent them.

  Benjamin Rush

  Bible, Christian, Education

• The great enemy of the salvation of man, in my opinion, never invented a more effective means of limiting Christianity from the world than by persuading mankind that it was improper to read the Bible at schools.

  Benjamin Rush

  Bible, Reading, School

• We profess to be republicans, and yet we neglect the only means of establishing and perpetuating our republican forms of government; that is, the universal education of our youth in the principles of Christianity by means of the Bible; for this divine book, above all others, favors that equality among mankind, that respect for just laws, and all those sober and frugal virtues which constitute the soul of republicanism.

  Benjamin Rush

  Book, Mean, Government

  Benjamin Rush (1988). “Essays: Literary, Moral and Philosophical”, Union College

• The only means of establishing and perpetuating our republican forms of government is the universal education of our youth in the principles of Christianity by means of the Bible.

  Benjamin Rush

  Education, Mean, Patriotic

  Benjamin Rush (1806). “Essays, Literary, Moral and Philosophical ...”, p.112

• I have always considered Christianity as the strong ground of republicanism. The spirit is opposed, not only to the splendor, but even to the very forms of monarchy, and many of its precepts have for their objects republican liberty and equality as well as simplicity, integrity, and economy in government. It is only necessary for republicanism to ally itself to the Christian religion to overturn all the corrupted political and religious institutions of the world.

  Benjamin Rush

  Christian, Religious, Strong

• Christianity is the only true and perfect religion; and... in proportion as mankind adopt its principles and obey its precepts, they will be wise and happy.

  Benjamin Rush

  Wise, Patriotic, Perfect

  Benjamin Rush (1988). “Essays: Literary, Moral and Philosophical”, Union College

• Christianity is the only true and perfect religion.

  Benjamin Rush

  Bible, God, Religious

  Benjamin Rush (1806). “Essays, Literary, Moral and Philosophical ...”, p.93

• I have always considered Christianity as the strong ground of republicanism.

  Benjamin Rush

  Strong, Christianity, Republicanism

  Benjamin Rush (1951). “Letters of Benjamin Rush: 1793-1813”

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