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“No nation is better than its sacred book. In that book are expressed its highest ideals of life, and no nation rises above those ideals. No nation has a sacred book to be compared with ours. This American nation from its first settlement at Jamestown to the present hour is based upon and permeated by the principles of the Bible. The more this Bible enters into our national life the grander and purer and better will that life become.”

Quote by David Josiah Brewer

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David Josiah Brewer

David Josiah Brewer, a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, was born on June 20, 1837, and passed away on March 28, 1910. He is a prominent figure in American legal history, known for his contributions to constitutional interpretation. more

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