Benjamin Rush Quotes About Liberty

Quotes about: Liberty

• The only foundation for . . . a republic is to be laid in Religion. Without this there can be no virtue, and without virtue there can be no liberty, and liberty is the object and life of all republican governments.

  Benjamin Rush

  Bible, God, Religious

  Benjamin Rush (1806). “Essays, Literary, Moral and Philosophical ...”, p.8

• [W]here there is no law, there is no liberty; and nothing deserves the name of law but that which is certain and universal in its operation upon all the members of the community.

  Benjamin Rush

  Law, Names, Community

  Benjamin Rush (1951). “Letters”

• Liberty without virtue would be no blessing to us.

  Benjamin Rush

  4th Of July, Blessing, Liberty

  Benjamin Rush (1951). “Letters of Benjamin Rush: 1761-1792”

• Without Virtue there can be no liberty

  Benjamin Rush

  Freedom, Liberty, Morality

  Benjamin Rush (1806). “Essays, Literary, Moral and Philosophical ...”, p.8

• 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

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