11 ordspråk av Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Rush föddes den
4 januari 1746 och dog den 19 april
1813 - and political leader, member of the Continental Congress and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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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.
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Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error
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Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error
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Dreams are nothing but incoherent ideas, occasioned by partial or imperfect sleep.
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Liberty without virtue would be no blessing to us
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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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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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The turgid style of Johnson, the purple glare of Gibbon, and even the studied and thickset metaphors of Junius are all equally unnatural, and should not be admitted into our company.
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