The Selected Writings of Benjamin RushPhilosophical Library, 1947 - 433 pages |
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Page 118
... derived from the impressions , which are made upon the mind in early life ; prejudices are of two kinds , true and false . In a world where false prejudices do so much mischief , it would discover great weakness not to oppose them , by ...
... derived from the impressions , which are made upon the mind in early life ; prejudices are of two kinds , true and false . In a world where false prejudices do so much mischief , it would discover great weakness not to oppose them , by ...
Page 121
... derived from their early instruction in the principles of Christianity , by means of the Bible . The moral and enlightened character of the inhabitants of Scotland , and of the New England states , appears to be derived from the same ...
... derived from their early instruction in the principles of Christianity , by means of the Bible . The moral and enlightened character of the inhabitants of Scotland , and of the New England states , appears to be derived from the same ...
Page 140
... derived in part from the effluvia of odoriferous plants which float in the at- mosphere in the spring and summer months , acting upon the system , through the medium of the sense of smelling . The effects of odors , upon animal life ...
... derived in part from the effluvia of odoriferous plants which float in the at- mosphere in the spring and summer months , acting upon the system , through the medium of the sense of smelling . The effects of odors , upon animal life ...
Contents
ON SLAVEKEEPING 1773 | 3 |
A PLAN OF A PEACEOFFICE FOR THE UNITED STATES | 19 |
SYLVANIA 1777 | 54 |
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