George Carlin
Comedian, Actor
"I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me . . they’re cramming for their final exam."
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Ruth Graham
Author, Speaker
"If our children have the background of a godly, happy home and this unshakable faith that the Bible is indeed the Word of God, they will have a foundation that the forces of hell cannot shake."
Soren Kierkegaard
Philosopher, Theologian
"The Bible is very easy to understand. But we Christians are a bunch of scheming swindlers. We pretend to be unable to understand it because we know very well that the minute we understand, we are obliged to act accordingly."
Theodore Roosevelt
Politician, Author
"A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education."
Woodrow Wilson
Politician
"I am sorry for men who do not read the Bible every day. I wonder why they deprive themselves of the strength and pleasure."
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"Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."
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"When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said 'Let us pray.' We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land."
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"I have a fundamental belief in the Bible as the Word of God, written by those who were inspired. I study the Bible daily."
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"I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given to man. All the good from The Savior of the world is communicated to us through this Book."
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"Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy."
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"You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad."
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"Without God there could be no American form of government, nor an American way of life. Recognition of the Supreme Being is the first, the most basic, expression of Americanism. Thus, the founding fathers of America saw it, and thus with God's help, it will continue to be."
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"The lack of money is the root of all evil."
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"Make your own Bible. Select and collect all the words and sentences that in all your readings have been to you like the blast of a trumpet."
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"... a bad attitude, that the love of money is the root of all evil and the rich are evil and greedy and all that stuff. It’s basically socialism and communism."
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"The very practice of reading [the Bible] will have a purifying effect upon your mind and heart. Let nothing take the place of this daily exercise."
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"God helps those who help themselves."
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"It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favors."
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"The best cure for Christianity is reading the Bible."
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"Of the many influences that have shaped the United States into a distinctive nation and people, none may be said to be more fundamental and enduring than the Bible."
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"In regards to this great Book [the Bible], I have but to say it is the best gift God has given to man. All the good the Savior gave to the world was communicated through this Book. But for it we could not know right from wrong. All things most desirable for man's welfare, here and hereafter, are found portrayed in it."
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"The right to freedom is the gift of God Almighty....The rights of the Colonists as Christians may be best understood by reading, and carefully studying the institutes of the great Lawgiver and head of the Christian Church: which are to be found clearly written and promuligated in the New Testament."
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"There are more sure marks of authenticity in the Bible than in any profane history."
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"The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think. No book in the world equals the Bible for that."
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"The Bible is one of the most genocidal books in history."
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