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 RushI anticipate the Day when to command Respect in the remotest Regions it will be sufficient to say I am an American.
Benjamin RushThe Bible contains more knowledge necessary to man in his present state than any other book in the world.
Benjamin RushWhile the business of education in Europe consists in lectures upon the ruins of Palmyra and the antiquities of Herculaneum , or in disputes about Hebrew points, Greek particles, or the accent and quantity of the Roman language, the youth of America will be employed in acquiring those branches of knowledge which increase the conveniences of life.
Benjamin Rush