All the light and knowledge in the universe would not make a nation secure and happy, without the deep and broad basis of moral and religious principle. I hazard nothing in saying, that the Bible contains the only code of laws, or rather the elements of the only code, which can sustain our free government, or any other like it. All history and experience might confidently be adduced in support of this position. It is only by teaching the rising generation to "fear God and keep his commandments," that we can induce them to "obey magistrates"—to "lead quiet and peaceable lives in all godliness and honesty," and thus to maintain the great pillars of the state.

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