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Founding Father Quote #1188
The fate of unborn millions will now depend, under God, on the courage and conduct of this army ... There is nothing that gives a man consequence, and renders him fit for command, like a support that renders him independent of everybody but the State he serves.
George Washington: letter to the president of Congress, Heights of Harlem, September 24, 1776
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Founding Father Quote #1206
I believe that there is one only living and tru God, existing in three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, the same in substance, equal in power and glory. That the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are a revelation from God, and a complete rule to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy Him.
Roger Sherman: Personal Creed
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Founding Father Quote #1220
There can be no prescription old enough to supersede the law of nature and the grant of God Almighty, who has given to all men a natural right to be free and they have it ordinarily in their power to make themselves so, if they please.
James Otis: The Rights of British Colonies (1764)
The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved
Founding Father Quote #1225
Wouldst thou enjoy a long Life, a healthy Body, and a vigorous Mind, and be acquainted also with the wonderful works of God? labour in the first place to bring thy Appetite into Subjection to Reason.
Benjamin Franklin: Poor Richard, 1742
Founding Father Quote #1242
Duty to God, to ourselves, to Posterity, enforced by the cries of slaughtered Innocents, have urged us to take up Arms in our Defense. Such a day as this was never before known, either to us or to our fathers.
Matthew Thornton: letter to the inhabitants of the Colony of New Hampshire - June 2, 1775
Founding Father Quote #1245
Thanks be given unto Almighty God therefore, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die and after that the judgment ... principally, I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it and my body to the earth to be buried in a decent and Christian like manner ... to receive the same again at the general resurrection by the mighty power of God.
John Hart: "Last Will and Testament", attested April 16, 1779
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Founding Father Quote #1252
I desire to bless and praise the name of God most high for appointing me my birth in a land of Gospel Light where the glorious tidings of a Savior and of pardon and salvation through Him have been continually sounding in mine ears.
Robert Treat Paine: The Papers of Robert Treat Paine, Stephen Riley and Edward Hanson, editors (Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1992), Vol. I, p. 48, March/April, 1749.
Founding Father Quote #1254
I think it proper here not only to subscribe to the entire belief of the great and leading doctrines of the Christian religion, such as the Being of God, the universal defection and depravity of human nature, the divinity of the person and the completeness of the redemption purchased by the blessed Savior, the necessity of the operations of the Divine Spirit, of Divine Faith, accompanied with an habitual virtuous life, and the universality of the divine Providence, but also . . . that the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom; that the way of life held up in the Christian system is calculated for the most complete happiness that can be enjoyed in this mortal state; that all occasions of vice and immorality is injurious either immediately or consequentially, even in this life; that as Almighty God hath not been pleased in the Holy Scriptures to prescribe any precise mode in which He is to be publicly worshiped, all contention about it generally arises from want of knowledge or want of virtue.
Richard Stockton: will of Richard Stockton
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Founding Father Quote #1269
We are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of Nature has placed in our power... The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
Patrick Henry: Speech in Virginia Convention, March 23, 1775
The Quotable Founding Fathers
Founding Father Quote #1278
Adore God. Reverence and cherish your parents. Love your neighbor as yourself, and your country more than yourself. Be Just. Be True. Murmur not at the ways of Providence.
Thomas Jefferson: to Thomas Jefferson Smith, February 21, 1825
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Founding Father Quote #1282
Suppose a nation in some distant region should take the Bible for their only law book, and every member should regulate his conduct by the precepts there exhibited! Every member would be obliged in conscience, to temperance, frugality, and industry; to justice, kindness and charity towards his fellow men; and to piety, love and reverence toward Almighty God... What a Eutopia, what a Paradise would this region be.
John Adams: diary February 22, 1756
America's God and Country (Encyclopedia of Quotations)
Founding Father Quote #1284
took our horses to the meeting in the afternoon and heard the minister again upon "Seek first the kingdom of God and this righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you." There is great pleasure in hearing sermons so serious, so clear, so sensible and instructive as theses...
John Adams: letter to Abigail Adams, July 4, 1774
America's God and Country (Encyclopedia of Quotations)
Founding Father Quote #1286
The moment the idea is admitted into society, that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence.
John Adams: A Defense of the American Constitutions - 1787
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Founding Father Quote #1542
I believe in one God, and no more; and I hope for happiness beyond this life.
Thomas Paine: Age of Reason, 1794
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Age of Reason - Thomas Paine
Founding Father Quote #1547
And he that would palm the doctrine of unlimited passive obedience and nonresistance upon mankind ... is not only a fool and a knave, but a rebel against common sense, as well as the laws of God, of Nature and his Country.
James Otis: The Rights of the British Colonies, 1764
The Quotable Founding Fathers
The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved
Founding Father Quote #1548
Three Millions of people, armed in the holy cause of liberty, and in such a country as that which we possess, are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us. Besides, sir, we shall not fight our battles alone. There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations; and who will rise up friends to fight our battles for us.
Patrick Henry: Second Virginia Convention, 1775
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ARTICLE: The Separation of Church and State
Our founding fathers had strong beliefs in the separation of church and state. All previous societies that were built upon religious beliefs eventually failed. [MORE]
ARTICLE: Thomas Jefferson - Author of the Declaration of Independence
When we think of Thomas Jefferson we remember him as one of Founding Fathers and the Declaration of Independence. In addition to the weight of the responsibility in being the principal author of such a great document, he also went on to do so much more for us all. His leadership [MORE]
ARTICLE: I Am America
This text is written from the point of view, that if the land of America could talk, what it may say to the people, telling them of the freedom that can be had in America. Quotes from some of the greatest men that this nation has ever known. The great diversity that is this great[MORE]
ARTICLE: John Adams Teaches Us How to Overcome
Today we are facing so many social, political and economic difficulties that many people wonder whether we will be able to overcome them. Questioning whether we are able to turn around a failing system is a pertinent question because, when honestly asked, it confronts reality. A [MORE]
ARTICLE: American Morality - A Glimmer of Hope on the Horizon
Has the United States lost it's basic principle of morality? Has the United States moved away from the guiding principles that this country was founded on?[MORE]
ARTICLE: Wise Quotes From our Founding Fathers
Does it seem as though we are relying more and more on past personalities and their comments to give us sage advice instead of developing our own morality and intellect? Who determines what is a wise quote, a funny quote or even any comment that should be immortalized by the ages[MORE]
ARTICLE: A Declaration About America's Founding
Today, Colonel Wife and I will be hosting our annual Fourth of July Block Party out in the front yard. We've been killing ourselves getting the place spruced up (imagine inviting all your friends and family, and everyone in your 300-home neighborhood, into your garage), like we h[MORE]
ARTICLE: Interview with Benjamin Franklin
It was my honor to sit down with Benjamin Franklin to discuss his views on some of the common topics of the day as well as his view of what the "American Dream" is. The following post contains that interview and some interesting facts about Benjamin Franklin.[MORE]