Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for his comments. Mr. Speaker, I remind everybody again that our Founding Fathers did not shy away from sharing their faith. Benjamin Rush, signer of the Declaration of Independence, Surgeon General of the Continental Army, ratifier of the American Constitution, father of American medicine, Treasurer of the U.S. Mint, father of public schools under the Constitution, said: ``By renouncing the Bible, philosophers swing from their moorings upon all moral subjects. It is the only correct map of the human heart that ever has been published.'' Daniel Webster said: ``The Bible is a book . . . which teaches man his own individual responsibility, his own dignity, and his equality with his fellow man.'' ``Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens.'' ``The Christian religion--its general principles--must ever be regarded among us as the foundation of civil society.'' I conclude by saying that I begin almost every morning by reading Psalm 25, and I encourage us as a country to read that and pray over it. I have almost gotten it memorized. Psalm 25 reads: ``To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. O my God, in You I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me. Indeed, none who wait on You shall be put to shame; they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous. Make me to know Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths.…”