Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error.

I do not believe that the Constitution was the offspring of inspiration, but I am as satisfied that it is as much the work of a Divine Providence as any of the miracles recorded in the Old and New Testament.

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.

The Bible, when not read in schools, is seldom read in any subsequent period of life...The Bible...should be read in our schools in preference to all other books because it contains the greatest portion of that kind of knowledge which is calculated to produce private and public happiness.

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

Mothers and schools plant the seeds of nearly all the good and evil which exists in the world.

Beer is a wholesome liquor.....it abounds with nourishment