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The Bible is the chief moral cause of all that is good and the best corrector of all that is evil in human society the best book for regulating the temporal [secular] concerns of men.

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Noah Webster
Age: 84 †
Born: 1758
Born: October 16
Died: 1843
Died: May 28
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In the formation of our constitution the wisdom of all ages is collected-the legislators of antiquity are consulted, as well as the opinions and interests of the millions who are concerned. It short, it is an empire of reason.
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