As the true object of education is not to render the pupil the mere copy of his preceptor, it is rather to be rejoiced in, than lamented, that various reading should lead him into new trains of thinking.

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Government will not fail to employ education, to strengthen its hands, and perpetuate its institutions.

Government will not fail to employ education, to strengthen its hands, and perpetuate its institutions.

Above all we should not forget that government is an evil, a usurpation upon the...

Above all we should not forget that government is an evil, a usurpation upon the...

Man is the only creature we know, that, when the term of his natural life...

Man is the only creature we know, that, when the term of his natural life...

Learning is the ally, not the adversary of genius... he who reads in a proper...

Learning is the ally, not the adversary of genius... he who reads in a proper...

To him it is an ocean, unfathomable, and without a shore.

To him it is an ocean, unfathomable, and without a shore.

They held it their duty to live but for their country.

They held it their duty to live but for their country.

We cannot perform our tasks to the best of our power, unless we think well...

We cannot perform our tasks to the best of our power, unless we think well...

There must be room for the imagination to exercise its powers; we must conceive and...

There must be room for the imagination to exercise its powers; we must conceive and...

If a thing be really good, it can be shown to be such.

If a thing be really good, it can be shown to be such.

It is probable that there is no one thing that it is of eminent importance...

It is probable that there is no one thing that it is of eminent importance...

Revolution is engendered by an indignation with tyranny, yet is itself pregnant with tyranny.

Revolution is engendered by an indignation with tyranny, yet is itself pregnant with tyranny.

What can be more clear and sound in explanation, than the love of a parent...

What can be more clear and sound in explanation, than the love of a parent...

The great model of the affection of love in human beings is the sentiment which...

The great model of the affection of love in human beings is the sentiment which...

One of the prerogatives by which man is eminently distinguished from all other living beings...

One of the prerogatives by which man is eminently distinguished from all other living beings...

Books have been handed down from generation to generation, as the true teachers of piety...

Books have been handed down from generation to generation, as the true teachers of piety...

The execution of any thing considerable implies in the first place previous persevering meditation.

The execution of any thing considerable implies in the first place previous persevering meditation.

The cause of justice is the cause of humanity. Its advocates should overflow with universal...

The cause of justice is the cause of humanity. Its advocates should overflow with universal...

In cases where every thing is understood, and measured, and reduced to rule, love is...

In cases where every thing is understood, and measured, and reduced to rule, love is...

The proper method for hastening the decay of error is by teaching every man to...

The proper method for hastening the decay of error is by teaching every man to...

What indeed is life, unless so far as it is enjoyed? It does not merit...

What indeed is life, unless so far as it is enjoyed? It does not merit...