James McHenry
James McHenry
James McHenrywas an Irish-born American statesman. McHenry was a signer of the United States Constitution from Maryland and the namesake of Fort McHenry. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress from Maryland, and the third United States Secretary of War, under the first and second presidents, George Washington,and John Adams,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth16 November 1753
CountryUnited States of America
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In vain, without the Bible, we increase penal laws and draw entrenchments around our institutions.
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Bibles are strong entrenchments. Where they abound, men cannot pursue wicked courses, and at the same time enjoy quiet conscience.
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Public utility pleads most forcibly for the general distribution of the Holy Scriptures.
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The Holy Scriptures...can alone secure to society order and peace, and to our courts of justice and constitutions of government, purity, stability, and usefulness.....Bibles are strong entrenchments. Where they abound, men cannot pursue wicked courses and at the same time enjoy quiet conscience.