Scandal Dies Sooner Of Itself, Than We

The Great Enemy Of The Salvation Of Man, In My Opinion, Never Invented A More Effective Means Of Limiting Christianity From The World Than By Persuading Mankind That It Was Improper To Read The Bible At Schools.

While 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.

We Have Not Only Multiplied Diseases, But We Have Made Them More Fatal.

Without The Restraints Of Religion And Social Worship, Men Become Savages Much Sooner Than Savages Become Civilized By Means Of Religion And Civil Government.

Let Our Pupil Be Taught That He Does Not Belong To Himself, But That He Is Public Property ... He Must Be Taught To Amass Wealth, But It Must Be Only To Increase His Power Of Contributing To The Wants And Demands Of The State... [education] Can Be Done Effectually Only By The Interference And Aid Of The Legislature.