“It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty
God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to
implore His protection and favor.”
“You do well to wish to learn our
arts and ways of life, and above all, the religion of Jesus Christ.
These will make you a greater and happier people than you are. Congress
will do everything they can to assist you in this wise intention.” -
George Washington
“And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure
when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of
the people that these liberties are of the gift of God?
That they are
not to be violated but with his wrath?
Indeed I tremble for my country
when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever.”
Thomas Jefferson “As the safety and prosperity of nations ultimately
and essentially depend on the protection and the blessing of Almighty
God, and the national acknowledgement of this truth is not only an
indispensable duty which the people owe to Him . . . I have therefore
thought fit to recommend . . . a day of solemn humiliation, fasting, and
prayer that the citizens of these States . . . offer their devout
addresses to the Father of Mercies.”
John Adams “[The Bible] is the rock
on which our Republic rests.” -
Andrew Jackson “We have staked the whole
future of our new nation, not upon the power of government; far from
it. We have staked the future of all our political constitutions upon
the capacity of each of ourselves to govern ourselves according to the
moral principles of the Ten Commandments.”
-James Madison "It cannot be
emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded
not by ‘religionists’ but by Christians-not on religion but on the
Gospel of Jesus Christ.
For this very reason, peoples of other faiths
have been afforded asylum, prosperity and freedom
of worship here."
-Patrick Henry "A free people ought not only be armed and disciplined,
but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status
of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would
include their own government."
George Washington “What students would
learn in American schools above all is the religion of Jesus Christ.”
"It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty
God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to
implore his protection and favors."
George Washington
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