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\u201cUpon my return from the army to Baltimore in the winter of 1777,
\nI sat next to John Adams in Congress, and upon my whispering to
\nhim and asking him if he thought we should succeed in our struggle
\nwith Great Britain, he answered me, \u201cYes-if we fear God and repent
\nof our sins.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPatriotism is as much a virtue as justice, and is as necessary for
\nthe support of societies as natural affection is for the support of families.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFreedom can exist only in the society of knowledge. Without learning, men
\nare incapable of knowing their rights.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWithout Virtue there can be no liberty.\u201d<\/p>\n
“There is but one method of rendering a republican form of government
\ndurable, and that is by disseminating the seeds of virtue and knowledge through
\nevery part of the state by means of proper places and modes of education and this
\ncan be done effectively only by the aid of the legislature.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014 Benjamin Rush (1746-1813)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cUpon my return from the army to Baltimore in the winter of 1777, I sat next to John Adams in Congress, and upon my whispering to him and asking him if he thought we should succeed in our struggle with Great Britain, he answered me, \u201cYes-if we fear God and repent of our sins.\u201d… <\/p>\n