"As piety, religion and morality have a happy influence on the minds of men, in their public as well as private transactions, you will not think it unseasonable, although I have frequently done it, to bring to your remembrance the great importance of encouraging our University, town schools, and other seminaries of education, that our children and youth while they are engaged in the pursuit of useful science, may have their minds impressed with a strong sense of the duties they owe to their God."

3 likes

Source: Source: www.patheos.com

About the author

Samuel

Philosopher

Samuel is a renowned thinker known for his profound insights on truth and freedom, particularly through his influential works in literature and philosophy.

All quotes by Samuel →

Same author

More quotes by Samuel

See all →
Samuel Philosopher

"The labor of a human being is not a commodity or article of commerce. You can't weigh the soul of a man with a bar of pig-iron."

Read quote
Samuel Philosopher

"The LORD sees not as man sees; man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart."

Read quote
Samuel Philosopher

"In the supposed state of nature, all men are equally bound by the laws of nature, or to speak more properly, the laws of the Creator."

Read quote