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	The statement, '''"the Bible is the source of liberty"''' has not been found in any writings of [[Thomas Jefferson]].		The statement, '''"the Bible is the source of liberty"''' has not been found in any writings of [[Thomas Jefferson]].

-	The first known appearance of this quotation, attributed to Jefferson, is in the book ''Our Public Schools - Christian or Secular'', by Renwick Harper Martin.<ref>Renwick Harper Martin, [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/188254 ''Our Public Schools - Christian or Secular''] (Pittsburgh: National Reform Association, 1952), 39.</ref> It could possibly be an inaccurate paraphrase of the famous line in the [[Declaration in Independence]], "...they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." However, "endowed by their Creator with...Liberty" is not equivalent to "the Bible is the source of liberty."	+	The first known appearance of this quotation, attributed to Jefferson, is in the book ''Our Public Schools - Christian or Secular'', by Renwick Harper Martin.<ref>Renwick Harper Martin, [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/188254 ''Our Public Schools - Christian or Secular''] (Pittsburgh: National Reform Association, 1952), 39.</ref> It could possibly be an inaccurate paraphrase of the famous line in the [[Declaration of Independence]], "...they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." However, "endowed by their Creator with...Liberty" is not equivalent to "the Bible is the source of liberty."

	This quotation has also appeared as the prelude to a longer quotation: "The Bible is the source of liberty. I have always said, and I always will say, that the studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens." This complete quotation appears, attributed to Jefferson, in the published transcript of a Senate Subcommittee hearing in 1954.<ref>''Christian Amendment. Hearings Before a Subcommittee, Eighty-third Congress, Second Session, on S.J. Res. 87, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States Recognizing the Authority and Law of Jesus Christ. May 13, 17, 1954.'' (Washington: GPO, 1954), 45</ref>		This quotation has also appeared as the prelude to a longer quotation: "The Bible is the source of liberty. I have always said, and I always will say, that the studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens." This complete quotation appears, attributed to Jefferson, in the published transcript of a Senate Subcommittee hearing in 1954.<ref>''Christian Amendment. Hearings Before a Subcommittee, Eighty-third Congress, Second Session, on S.J. Res. 87, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States Recognizing the Authority and Law of Jesus Christ. May 13, 17, 1954.'' (Washington: GPO, 1954), 45</ref>

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	The statement, '''"the Bible is the source of liberty"''' has not been found in any writings of [[Thomas Jefferson]].		The statement, '''"the Bible is the source of liberty"''' has not been found in any writings of [[Thomas Jefferson]].

-	The first known appearance of this quotation, attributed to Jefferson, is in the book ''Our Public Schools - Christian or Secular'', by Renwick Harper Martin.<ref>Renwick Harper Martin, [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/188254 ''Our Public Schools - Christian or Secular''] (Pittsburgh: National Reform Association, 1952), 39.</ref> It could possibly be an inaccurate paraphrase of the famous line in the Declaration in Independence, "...they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." However, "endowed by their Creator with...Liberty" is not equivalent to "the Bible is the source of liberty."	+	The first known appearance of this quotation, attributed to Jefferson, is in the book ''Our Public Schools - Christian or Secular'', by Renwick Harper Martin.<ref>Renwick Harper Martin, [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/188254 ''Our Public Schools - Christian or Secular''] (Pittsburgh: National Reform Association, 1952), 39.</ref> It could possibly be an inaccurate paraphrase of the famous line in the [[Declaration in Independence]], "...they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." However, "endowed by their Creator with...Liberty" is not equivalent to "the Bible is the source of liberty."

	This quotation has also appeared as the prelude to a longer quotation: "The Bible is the source of liberty. I have always said, and I always will say, that the studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens." This complete quotation appears, attributed to Jefferson, in the published transcript of a Senate Subcommittee hearing in 1954.<ref>''Christian Amendment. Hearings Before a Subcommittee, Eighty-third Congress, Second Session, on S.J. Res. 87, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States Recognizing the Authority and Law of Jesus Christ. May 13, 17, 1954.'' (Washington: GPO, 1954), 45</ref>		This quotation has also appeared as the prelude to a longer quotation: "The Bible is the source of liberty. I have always said, and I always will say, that the studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens." This complete quotation appears, attributed to Jefferson, in the published transcript of a Senate Subcommittee hearing in 1954.<ref>''Christian Amendment. Hearings Before a Subcommittee, Eighty-third Congress, Second Session, on S.J. Res. 87, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States Recognizing the Authority and Law of Jesus Christ. May 13, 17, 1954.'' (Washington: GPO, 1954), 45</ref>

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	The first known appearance of this quotation, attributed to Jefferson, is in the book ''Our Public Schools - Christian or Secular'', by Renwick Harper Martin.<ref>Renwick Harper Martin, [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/188254 ''Our Public Schools - Christian or Secular''] (Pittsburgh: National Reform Association, 1952), 39.</ref> It could possibly be an inaccurate paraphrase of the famous line in the Declaration in Independence, "...they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." However, "endowed by their Creator with...Liberty" is not equivalent to "the Bible is the source of liberty."		The first known appearance of this quotation, attributed to Jefferson, is in the book ''Our Public Schools - Christian or Secular'', by Renwick Harper Martin.<ref>Renwick Harper Martin, [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/188254 ''Our Public Schools - Christian or Secular''] (Pittsburgh: National Reform Association, 1952), 39.</ref> It could possibly be an inaccurate paraphrase of the famous line in the Declaration in Independence, "...they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." However, "endowed by their Creator with...Liberty" is not equivalent to "the Bible is the source of liberty."

-	This quotation has also appeared as the prelude to a longer quotation: "The Bible is the source of liberty. I have always said, and I always will say, that the studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens." This complete quotation appears, attributed to Jefferson, in the published transcript of a Senate Subcommittee hearing in 1954.<ref>''Christian amendment. Hearings before a subcommittee, Eighty-third Congress, second session, on S.J. Res. 87, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States recognizing the authority and law of Jesus Christ. May 13, 17, 1954.'' (Washington: GPO, 1954), 45</ref>	+	This quotation has also appeared as the prelude to a longer quotation: "The Bible is the source of liberty. I have always said, and I always will say, that the studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens." This complete quotation appears, attributed to Jefferson, in the published transcript of a Senate Subcommittee hearing in 1954.<ref>''Christian Amendment. Hearings Before a Subcommittee, Eighty-third Congress, Second Session, on S.J. Res. 87, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States Recognizing the Authority and Law of Jesus Christ. May 13, 17, 1954.'' (Washington: GPO, 1954), 45</ref>

	The second part of this quotation (starting with "I have always said...") has a much older pedigree. Daniel Webster, in a letter he wrote in 1852, described a conversation he had with Jefferson some twenty-seven years earlier, in which (Webster says) Jefferson said, "I have always said, and always will say, that the studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens, better fathers, and better husbands."<ref>Daniel Webster to Professor Pease, 15 June 1852. [http://tjportal.monticello.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=7756 ''Writings and Speeches of Daniel Webster''] (Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1903), 16:656.</ref> This letter first appeared in print in the ''Christian Union'' in 1875;<ref>Daniel Webster, "Letter from Daniel Webster." ''Christian Union (1870-1893)'', June 2, 1875, 459. http://www.proquest.com/ (accessed October 18, 2007).</ref> the letter had been discovered and submitted to the ''Christian Union'' by a Mr. John Abbott of Fairhaven, Connecticut, who explained that the letter had been saved by a friend of his who had corresponded with Webster. Abbott commented that "It seemed to me just one of those letters which would go the rounds of the newspapers and never be forgotten."<ref>John S. C. Abbott, "Memorable Letter from Daniel Webster." ''Christian Union (1870-1893)'', June 2, 1875, 459. http://www.proquest.com/ (accessed October 18, 2007).</ref> Webster's recounting of Jefferson's comments in the letter have indeed had a remarkable lifespan, although, like "the Bible is the source of liberty," Webster's story has not been confirmed in Jefferson's own writings.		The second part of this quotation (starting with "I have always said...") has a much older pedigree. Daniel Webster, in a letter he wrote in 1852, described a conversation he had with Jefferson some twenty-seven years earlier, in which (Webster says) Jefferson said, "I have always said, and always will say, that the studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens, better fathers, and better husbands."<ref>Daniel Webster to Professor Pease, 15 June 1852. [http://tjportal.monticello.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=7756 ''Writings and Speeches of Daniel Webster''] (Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1903), 16:656.</ref> This letter first appeared in print in the ''Christian Union'' in 1875;<ref>Daniel Webster, "Letter from Daniel Webster." ''Christian Union (1870-1893)'', June 2, 1875, 459. http://www.proquest.com/ (accessed October 18, 2007).</ref> the letter had been discovered and submitted to the ''Christian Union'' by a Mr. John Abbott of Fairhaven, Connecticut, who explained that the letter had been saved by a friend of his who had corresponded with Webster. Abbott commented that "It seemed to me just one of those letters which would go the rounds of the newspapers and never be forgotten."<ref>John S. C. Abbott, "Memorable Letter from Daniel Webster." ''Christian Union (1870-1893)'', June 2, 1875, 459. http://www.proquest.com/ (accessed October 18, 2007).</ref> Webster's recounting of Jefferson's comments in the letter have indeed had a remarkable lifespan, although, like "the Bible is the source of liberty," Webster's story has not been confirmed in Jefferson's own writings.

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	This quotation has also appeared as the prelude to a longer quotation: "The Bible is the source of liberty. I have always said, and I always will say, that the studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens." This complete quotation appears, attributed to Jefferson, in the published transcript of a Senate Subcommittee hearing in 1954.<ref>''Christian amendment. Hearings before a subcommittee, Eighty-third Congress, second session, on S.J. Res. 87, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States recognizing the authority and law of Jesus Christ. May 13, 17, 1954.'' (Washington: GPO, 1954), 45</ref>		This quotation has also appeared as the prelude to a longer quotation: "The Bible is the source of liberty. I have always said, and I always will say, that the studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens." This complete quotation appears, attributed to Jefferson, in the published transcript of a Senate Subcommittee hearing in 1954.<ref>''Christian amendment. Hearings before a subcommittee, Eighty-third Congress, second session, on S.J. Res. 87, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States recognizing the authority and law of Jesus Christ. May 13, 17, 1954.'' (Washington: GPO, 1954), 45</ref>

-	The second part of this quotation (starting with "I have always said...") has a much older pedigree. Daniel Webster, in a letter he wrote in 1852, described a conversation he had with Jefferson some twenty-seven years earlier, in which (Webster says) Jefferson said, "I have always said, and always will say, that the studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens, better fathers, and better husbands."<ref>Daniel Webster to Professor Pease, 15 June 1852. [http://tjportal.monticello.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=7756 ''Writings and Speeches of Daniel Webster''] (Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1903), 16:656.</ref> This letter first appeared in print in the ''Christian Union'' in 1875;<ref>	+	The second part of this quotation (starting with "I have always said...") has a much older pedigree. Daniel Webster, in a letter he wrote in 1852, described a conversation he had with Jefferson some twenty-seven years earlier, in which (Webster says) Jefferson said, "I have always said, and always will say, that the studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens, better fathers, and better husbands."<ref>Daniel Webster to Professor Pease, 15 June 1852. [http://tjportal.monticello.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=7756 ''Writings and Speeches of Daniel Webster''] (Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1903), 16:656.</ref> This letter first appeared in print in the ''Christian Union'' in 1875;<ref>Daniel Webster, "Letter from Daniel Webster." ''Christian Union (1870-1893)'', June 2, 1875, 459. http://www.proquest.com/ (accessed October 18, 2007).</ref> the letter had been discovered and submitted to the ''Christian Union'' by a Mr. John Abbott of Fairhaven, Connecticut, who explained that the letter had been saved by a friend of his who had corresponded with Webster. Abbott commented that "It seemed to me just one of those letters which would go the rounds of the newspapers and never be forgotten."<ref>John S. C. Abbott, "Memorable Letter from Daniel Webster." ''Christian Union (1870-1893)'', June 2, 1875, 459. http://www.proquest.com/ (accessed October 18, 2007).</ref> Webster's recounting of Jefferson's comments in the letter have indeed had a remarkable lifespan, although, like "the Bible is the source of liberty," Webster's story has not been confirmed in Jefferson's own writings.
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-	DANIEL WEBSTER "LETTER FROM DANIEL WEBSTER." Christian Union (1870-1893), June 2, 1875, 459. http://www.proquest.com/ (accessed October 18, 2007).</ref> the letter had been discovered and submitted to the ''Christian Union'' by a Mr. John Abbott of Fairhaven, Connecticut, who explained that the letter had been saved by a friend of his who had corresponded with Webster. Abbott commented that "It seemed to me just one of those letters which would go the rounds of the newspapers and never be forgotten."<ref>	+
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-	JOHN S C ABBOTT "MEMORABLE LETTER FROM DANIEL WEBSTER." Christian Union (1870-1893), June 2, 1875, 459. http://www.proquest.com/ (accessed October 18, 2007).</ref> Webster's recounting of Jefferson's comments in the letter have indeed had a remarkable lifespan, although, like "the Bible is the source of liberty," they have not been confirmed in Jefferson's own writings.	+
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Anna at 19:02, 18 October 2007

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	The statement, '''"the Bible is the source of liberty"''' has not been found in any writings of [[Thomas Jefferson]].		The statement, '''"the Bible is the source of liberty"''' has not been found in any writings of [[Thomas Jefferson]].

-	The first known appearance of this quotation, attributed to Jefferson, is in the book ''Our Public Schools - Christian or Secular'', by Renwick Harper Martin.<ref>Renwick Harper Martin, [''Our Public Schools - Christian or Secular'',] (National Reform Association, 1952), 39.</ref> It could possibly be an inaccurate paraphrase of the famous line in the Declaration in Independence, "...they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." However, "endowed by their Creator with...Liberty" is not equivalent to "the Bible is the source of liberty."	+	The first known appearance of this quotation, attributed to Jefferson, is in the book ''Our Public Schools - Christian or Secular'', by Renwick Harper Martin.<ref>Renwick Harper Martin, [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/188254 ''Our Public Schools - Christian or Secular''] (Pittsburgh: National Reform Association, 1952), 39.</ref> It could possibly be an inaccurate paraphrase of the famous line in the Declaration in Independence, "...they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." However, "endowed by their Creator with...Liberty" is not equivalent to "the Bible is the source of liberty."

	This quotation has also appeared as the prelude to a longer quotation: "The Bible is the source of liberty. I have always said, and I always will say, that the studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens." This complete quotation appears, attributed to Jefferson, in the published transcript of a Senate Subcommittee hearing in 1954.<ref>''Christian amendment. Hearings before a subcommittee, Eighty-third Congress, second session, on S.J. Res. 87, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States recognizing the authority and law of Jesus Christ. May 13, 17, 1954.'' (Washington: GPO, 1954), 45</ref>		This quotation has also appeared as the prelude to a longer quotation: "The Bible is the source of liberty. I have always said, and I always will say, that the studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens." This complete quotation appears, attributed to Jefferson, in the published transcript of a Senate Subcommittee hearing in 1954.<ref>''Christian amendment. Hearings before a subcommittee, Eighty-third Congress, second session, on S.J. Res. 87, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States recognizing the authority and law of Jesus Christ. May 13, 17, 1954.'' (Washington: GPO, 1954), 45</ref>

-	The second part of this quotation (starting with "I have always said...") has a much older pedigree. Daniel Webster, in a letter he wrote in 1852, described a conversation he had with Jefferson some twenty-seven years earlier, in which (Webster says) Jefferson said, "I have always said, and always will say, that the studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens, better fathers, and better husbands."<ref>Daniel Webster to Professor Pease, 15 June 1852. [http://tjportal.monticello.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=7756 ''Writings and Speeches of Daniel Webster'' (Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1903), 16:656.</ref> This letter first appeared in print in	+	The second part of this quotation (starting with "I have always said...") has a much older pedigree. Daniel Webster, in a letter he wrote in 1852, described a conversation he had with Jefferson some twenty-seven years earlier, in which (Webster says) Jefferson said, "I have always said, and always will say, that the studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens, better fathers, and better husbands."<ref>Daniel Webster to Professor Pease, 15 June 1852. [http://tjportal.monticello.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=7756 ''Writings and Speeches of Daniel Webster''] (Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1903), 16:656.</ref> This letter first appeared in print in the ''Christian Union'' in 1875;<ref>
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		+	DANIEL WEBSTER "LETTER FROM DANIEL WEBSTER." Christian Union (1870-1893), June 2, 1875, 459. http://www.proquest.com/ (accessed October 18, 2007).</ref> the letter had been discovered and submitted to the ''Christian Union'' by a Mr. John Abbott of Fairhaven, Connecticut, who explained that the letter had been saved by a friend of his who had corresponded with Webster. Abbott commented that "It seemed to me just one of those letters which would go the rounds of the newspapers and never be forgotten."<ref>
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		+	JOHN S C ABBOTT "MEMORABLE LETTER FROM DANIEL WEBSTER." Christian Union (1870-1893), June 2, 1875, 459. http://www.proquest.com/ (accessed October 18, 2007).</ref> Webster's recounting of Jefferson's comments in the letter have indeed had a remarkable lifespan, although, like "the Bible is the source of liberty," they have not been confirmed in Jefferson's own writings.
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	==Footnotes==		==Footnotes==

Anna at 18:48, 18 October 2007

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	This quotation has also appeared as the prelude to a longer quotation: "The Bible is the source of liberty. I have always said, and I always will say, that the studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens." This complete quotation appears, attributed to Jefferson, in the published transcript of a Senate Subcommittee hearing in 1954.<ref>''Christian amendment. Hearings before a subcommittee, Eighty-third Congress, second session, on S.J. Res. 87, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States recognizing the authority and law of Jesus Christ. May 13, 17, 1954.'' (Washington: GPO, 1954), 45</ref>		This quotation has also appeared as the prelude to a longer quotation: "The Bible is the source of liberty. I have always said, and I always will say, that the studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens." This complete quotation appears, attributed to Jefferson, in the published transcript of a Senate Subcommittee hearing in 1954.<ref>''Christian amendment. Hearings before a subcommittee, Eighty-third Congress, second session, on S.J. Res. 87, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States recognizing the authority and law of Jesus Christ. May 13, 17, 1954.'' (Washington: GPO, 1954), 45</ref>

-	The second part of this quotation (starting with "I have always said...") has a much older pedigree. Daniel Webster, in a letter he wrote in 1852, described a conversation he had with Jefferson some twenty-seven years earlier, in which (Webster says) Jefferson said, "I have always said, and always will say, that the studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens, better fathers, and better husbands."<ref>Daniel Webster to Professor Pease, 15 June 1852. [http://tjportal.monticello.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=7756 ''Writings and Speeches of Daniel Webster'' (Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1903), 16:656.</ref> This letter first appeared in print in As you might imagine, the circumstances make the authenticity of this statement somewhat questionable, although Jefferson did believe that the teachings of Jesus were a fine moral system.	+	The second part of this quotation (starting with "I have always said...") has a much older pedigree. Daniel Webster, in a letter he wrote in 1852, described a conversation he had with Jefferson some twenty-seven years earlier, in which (Webster says) Jefferson said, "I have always said, and always will say, that the studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens, better fathers, and better husbands."<ref>Daniel Webster to Professor Pease, 15 June 1852. [http://tjportal.monticello.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=7756 ''Writings and Speeches of Daniel Webster'' (Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1903), 16:656.</ref> This letter first appeared in print in
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The statement, '''"the Bible is the source of liberty"''' has not been found in any writings of [[Thomas Jefferson]].

The first known appearance of this quotation, attributed to Jefferson, is in the book ''Our Public Schools - Christian or Secular'', by Renwick Harper Martin.<ref>Renwick Harper Martin, [''Our Public Schools - Christian or Secular'',] (National Reform Association, 1952), 39.</ref> It could possibly be an inaccurate paraphrase of the famous line in the Declaration in Independence, "...they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." However, "endowed by their Creator with...Liberty" is not equivalent to "the Bible is the source of liberty."

This quotation has also appeared as the prelude to a longer quotation: "The Bible is the source of liberty. I have always said, and I always will say, that the studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens." This complete quotation appears, attributed to Jefferson, in the published transcript of a Senate Subcommittee hearing in 1954.<ref>''Christian amendment. Hearings before a subcommittee, Eighty-third Congress, second session, on S.J. Res. 87, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States recognizing the authority and law of Jesus Christ. May 13, 17, 1954.'' (Washington: GPO, 1954), 45</ref>

The second part of this quotation (starting with "I have always said...") has a much older pedigree. Daniel Webster, in a letter he wrote in 1852, described a conversation he had with Jefferson some twenty-seven years earlier, in which (Webster says) Jefferson said, "I have always said, and always will say, that the studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens, better fathers, and better husbands."<ref>Daniel Webster to Professor Pease, 15 June 1852. [http://tjportal.monticello.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=7756 ''Writings and Speeches of Daniel Webster'' (Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1903), 16:656.</ref> This letter first appeared in print in As you might imagine, the circumstances make the authenticity of this statement somewhat questionable, although Jefferson did believe that the teachings of Jesus were a fine moral system.

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