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Noah Webster was a renowned lexicographer, born on October 16, 1758, and died on May 28, 1843. He is known for his reforms in English spelling and grammar rules, which had a profound impact on the compilation of modern English dictionaries.

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“Knowledge, learning, talents are not necessarily connected with sound moral and political principles.... And eminent abilities, accompanied with depravity of heart, render the possessor tenfold more dangerous in a community.”

Heart Political Sound Community Ability Moral Principles Talent Dangerous Connected Depravity Knowledge Learning

Author:Noah Webster

“Whenever a man is known to seek promotion by intrigue, by temporizing, or by resorting to the haunts of vulgarity and vice for support, it may be inferred, with moral certainty, that he is not a man of real respectability, nor is he entitled to public confidence.”

Men May Real Known Moral Support Vices Certainty Entitled Intrigue Promotion Vulgarity Respectability

Book:Letters to a Young Gentleman Commencing His Education: To which is Subjoined a Brief History of the United States

Source: Letters to a Young Gentleman Commencing His Education: To which is Subjoined a Brief History of the United States

“The Moral Law is summarily contained in the Decalogue or Ten Commandments; written by the finger of God on two tablets of stone, and delivered to Moses on Mount Sinai.”

Two Law Moral Written Ten Stones Fingers Commandments Moses Ten Commandments Tablets Moral Law Sinai

Book:A Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibi ... : in Two Volumes

Source: A Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibi ... : in Two Volumes

“Discipline our youth in early life in sound maxims of moral, political, and religious duties.”

Political Sound Religious Moral Youth Duty Discipline Maxims Early Life

Book:Letters

Source: Letters

“The moral principles and precepts contained in the Scripture ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws.”

Form Law Moral Principles Ought Bases Constitution Scripture Our Founding Fathers Founding Fathers Christian Moral Principles Moral Law Christian Heritage Religion And Government

Book:History of the United States: to which is prefixed a brief historical account of our [English] ancestors, from the dispersion at Babel, to their migration to America, and of the conquest of South America, by the Spaniards

Source: History of the United States: to which is prefixed a brief historical account of our [English] ancestors, from the dispersion at Babel, to their migration to America, and of the conquest of South America, by the Spaniards

“The moral principles and precepts contained in the Scriptures ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws . . . The religion which has introduced civil liberty is the religion of Christ and his Apostles . . . This is genuine Christianity and to this we owe our free constitutions of government.”

Government Form Law Christ Liberty Moral Christianity Principles Ought Bases Constitution Scripture Genuine 4th Of July Apostles Civil Liberties Moral Principles Christian Heritage

Author:Noah Webster

“The Bible is the chief moral cause of all that is good and the best corrector of all that is evil in human society; the best book for regulating the temporal [secular] concerns of men.”

Men Humans Book Evil Causes Moral Concern Chiefs Secular Human Society

Author:Noah Webster