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The great enemy of the salvation of man, in my opinion, never invented a more effective means of limiting Christianity from the world than by persuading mankind that it was improper to read the Bible at schools.
Benjamin Rush
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Benjamin Rush
Age: 67 †
Born: 1746
Born: January 7
Died: 1813
Died: April 19
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Scandal dies sooner of itself, than we could kill it.
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