The more profoundly we study this wonderful book [the Bible], and the more closely we observe its divine precept, the better citizens we will become and the higher will be our destiny as a nation.

William McKinley
The more profoundly we study this wonderful book [the Bible],...
The more profoundly we study this wonderful book [the Bible],...
The more profoundly we study this wonderful book [the Bible],...
The more profoundly we study this wonderful book [the Bible],...
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Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, said that the Bible is a “wonderful book” and a “divine precept.” He believed that studying the Bible and observing its divine precepts would bring the nation closer to God. He also knew that as a nation, America was at its best when it was guided by divine precepts.

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  1. The more profoundly we study this wonderful book [the Bible], and the more closely we observe its divine precept, the better citizens we will become and the higher will be our destiny as a nation.
  2. The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation.
  3. That's all a man can hope for during his lifetime - to set an example - and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history.
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