George Washington said a lot of things... but not : "It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible"
The author of this saying is unknown. Its oldest known appearance is in a book called A Lawyer's Examination of the Bible by Howard H. Russell, which came out in 1893. He attributed it to George Washington, but it is not found anywhere in Washington's writings. It is thought that Russell may have had in mind a saying attributed to Washington in an 1835 biography by James Kirke Paulding: "It is impossible to account for the creation of the universe without the agency of a Supreme Being." But this quotation is also not found in Washington's works.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
As for Thomas Jefferson, he did say: Christianity is the most perverted system that ever shone on man
...those who live by mystery & charlatanerie, fearing you would render them useless by simplifying the Christian philosophy, the most sublime & benevolent, but most perverted system that ever shone on man, endeavored to crush your well earnt, & well deserved fame." - Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Priestley, Washington, March 21, 1801
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
"I cannot conceive of a God who rewards and punishes his creatures, or has a will of the type of which we are conscious in ourselves. An individual who should survive his physical death is also beyond my comprehension, nor do I wish it otherwise; such notions are for the fears or absurd egoism of feeble souls."
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
I've never watched Duck Dynasty, but this guy is amazing.
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
I'd like to see Jersey Shore meets Duck Dynasty.....
all religions, even political worship, are perverted when one gives up their own personal introspection to allow someone else to plant sh!t in your head.
respect for the human isn't in religion or politics.....
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
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