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Wisdom Quotes From Founding Father, John Witherspoon It is the man of piety and inward principle, that we may expect to find the uncorrupted patriot, the useful citizen, and the invincible soldier. - God grant that in America true religion and civil liberty may be inseperable and that the unjust attempts to destroy the one, may in the issue tend to the support and establishment of both. John Witherspoon, founding father While we give praise to God, the supreme disposer of all events, for His interposition on our behalf, let us guard against the dangerous error of trusting in, or boasting of, an arm of flesh... If your cause is just, if your principles are pure, and if your conduct is prudent, you need not fear the multitude of opposing hosts. What follows from this? That he is the best friend to american liberty, who is most sincere and active in promoting true and undefiled religion, and who sets himself with the greatest firmness to bear down profanity and immorality of every kind. Whoever is an avowed enemy of God, I scruple not [do not hesitate] to call him an enemy of his country. John Witherspoon, founding father Gentlemen, New Jersey is ready to vote for independence. In our judement, the country is not only ripe for independence, but we are in danger of becoming rotten for the want of it, if we delay any longer! Quote from John Witherspoon, founding father On the part of America, there was not the most distant thought of subverting the government or of hurting the interest of the people of Great Britain; but of defending their own privileges from unjust encroachment; there was not the least desire of withdrawing their allegiance from the common sovereign till it became absolutely necessary - and indeed, it was his [King George III] own choice. John Witherspoon, Founding father Pure democracy cannot subsist long nor be carried far into the departments of state - it is very subject to caprice and the madness of popular rage. John Witherspoon, founding father A parent should rejoice in his children, as they are the gift of a gracious God; should put his trust in the care of an indulgent Providence for the preservation of his offspring, as well as himself; should be supremely desirous that they may be in due time, the heirs of eternal life...This happy qualification of parental tenderness, will have a powerful influence in preventing mistakes in the conduct of education. It will be the most powerful of all incitements to duty... John Witherspoon, founding father What we see every day has a constant and powerful influence on our temper and carriage. John Witherspoon, founding father Lads, if it should fall to the lot of any of ye, as it may do, to appear upon the theatre of public life, let me impress upon your mind two rules in oratory that are never to be departed from upon any occasion whatever - Ne're do ye speak unless ye ha' something to say, and when ye are done, be sure and leave off. John Witherspoon, Educator of the founding fathers (The idealism of George Berkeley is a) wild and ridiculous attempt to unsettle the principles of common sense by metaphysical reasoning, which can hardly produce anything but contempt in the generality of persons who hear it... John Witherspoon, educator of the founding fathers The whole scripture is perfectly agreeable to sound philosophy. Dr. John Witherspoon, educator of the founding fathers If therefore we yeild up our temporal property, we at the same time deliver the conscience into bondage. Dr. John Witherspoon, founding father What is the history of the world but the history of human guilt? And do not children from the first dawn of reason show that they are wise to do evil; but to do good they have no knowledge! Dr. John Witherspoon, founding father A republic...must either preserve its virtue or lose its liberty and by some tumultuous revolution either return to its first principles or assume a more unhappy form. Dr. John Witherspoon, founding father No paper of any kind is, properly speaking, money. It ought never to be made a legal tender. It ought not to be forced upon any body, because it cannot be forced upon every body. Dr. John Witherspoon, founding father Those who refuse doubtful paper, and thereby disgrace it, or prevent its circulation, are not enemies, but friends to their country. Dr. John Witherspoon, founding father There is not a greater evidence either of the reality or the power of religion, than a firm belief of God's universal presence, and a constant attention to the influence and operation of his providence. John Witherspoon, founding father The doctrine of divine providence is very full and complete in the sacred oracles. It extends not only to things which we may think of great moment, and therefore worthy of notice, but to things the most indifferent and inconsiderable... John Witherspoon, founding father It (providence) extends not only to things beneficial and salutary, or to the direction and assistance of those who sre the servants of the living God; but to things seemingly most hurtful and destructive, and to persons the most refractory and disobedient. He overrules all his creatures, and their actions. John Witherspoon, founding father There is the greater need to take notice of this, that men are not generally sufficiently aware of the distinction between the law of God and his purpose; they are apt to suppose, that as the temper of the sinner is contrary to the one, so the outrages of the sinner are able to defeat the other, than which nothing can be more false. John Witherspoon, founding father Nothing can be more absolutely necessary to true religion, than a clear and full conviction of the sinfulness of our nature and state, Without this there can be neither repentance in the sinner, nor humility in the believer, Without this all that is said in scripture of the wisdom and mercy of God in providing a Saviour, is without force and without meaning. John Witherspoon, founding father "Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee; the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain["]: which may be paraphrased thus, The fury and injustice of oppressors shall bring in a tribute of praise to thee; the influence of thy righteous providence shall be clearly discerned; the countenance and support thou wilt give to thine own people shall be graciously illustrated; thou shalt set the bounds which the boldest cannot pass. John Witherspoon, founding father ...all the disorderly passions of men, whether exposing the innocent to private injury, or whether they are the arrows of divine judgment in public calamity, shall, in the end, be to the praise of God: to apply it more particularly to the present state of the American colonies, and the plague of war, The ambition of mistaken princes, the cunning and cruelty of oppressive and corrupt ministers, and even the inhumanity of brutal soldiers, however dreadful, shall finally promote the glory of God, and in the mean time, while the storm continues, his mercy and kindness shall appear in prescribing bounds to their rage and fury. John Witherspoon, founding father It is the duty of every good man to place the most unlimited confidence in divine wisdom, and to believe that those measures of providence that are most unintelligible to him, are yet planned with the same skill, and directed to the same great purposes as others, the reason and tendency of which he can explain in the clearest manner. John Witherspoon, founding father It is proper here to observe, that at the time of the reformation, when religion began to revive, nothing contributed more to facilitate its reception and increase its progress than the violence of its persecutors. John Witherspoon, founding father Let us therefore neither forget the truth, nor go beyond it. John Witherspoon, founding father I willingly embrace the opportunity of declaring my opinion without any hesitation, that the cause in which America is now in arms, is the cause of justice, of liberty, and of human nature. John Witherspoon, founding father I do not wish you to oppose any body's religion, but every body's wickedness. Perhaps there are few surer marks of the reality of religion, than when a man feels himself more joined in spirit to a true holy person of a different denomination, than to an irregular liver of his own. It is therefore your duty in this important and critical season to exert yourselves, every one in his proper sphere, to stem the tide of prevailing vice, to promote the knowledge of God, the reverence of his name and worship, and obedience to his laws. John Witherspoon, founding father Habits of industry prevailing in a society, not only increase its wealth, as their immediate effect, but they prevent the introduction of many vices, and are intimately conected with sobriety and good morals. John Witherspoon, founding father Industry, therefore is a moral duty of the greatest moment, absolutely necessary to national prosperity, and the sure way of obtaining the blessing of God. John Witherspoon, founding father Temperance in meals, moderation and decency in dress, furniture and equipage, have, I think, generally been characteristics of a distinguished patriot. John Witherspoon, founding father
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