A Christian Cannot Fail Of Being A

Liberty Without Virtue Would Be No Blessing To Us.

Patriotism Is As Much A Virtue As Justice, And Is As Necessary For The Support Of Societies As Natural Affection Is For The Support Of Families.

The Gates Of Hell Shall Not Prevail Against It.

While The Business Of Education In Europe Consists In Lectures Upon The Ruins Of Palmyra And The Antiquities Of Herculaneum , Or In Disputes About Hebrew Points, Greek Particles, Or The Accent And Quantity Of The Roman Language, The Youth Of America Will Be Employed In Acquiring Those Branches Of Knowledge Which Increase The Conveniences Of Life.

We Profess To Be Republicans, And Yet We Neglect The Only Means Of Establishing And Perpetuating Our Republican Forms Of Government; That Is, The Universal Education Of Our Youth In The Principles Of Christianity By Means Of The Bible; For This Divine Book, Above All Others, Favors That Equality Among Mankind, That Respect For Just Laws, And All Those Sober And Frugal Virtues Which Constitute The Soul Of Republicanism.