Liberty without virtue would be no blessing to us.
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By renouncing the Bible, philosophers swing from their moorings upon all moral subjects...It is the only correct map of the human heart that ever has been published.Benjamin Rush
Scandal dies sooner of itself, than we could kill it.
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The only foundation for a useful education in a republic is to be laid in religion. Without this there can be no virtue, and without virtue there can be no liberty
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Dreams are nothing but incoherent ideas, occasioned by partial or imperfect sleep.
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Mirth, and even cheerfulness, when employed as remedies in low spirits, are like hot water to a frozen limb.
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Our authors and scholars are generally men of business, and make their literary pursuits subservient to their interests.
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