Archive for Noah Webster
FFQF: Benjamin Rush on Moral Authority
Last week we discussed the necessity of religious principle in the people of the republic in order for it to remain free. To use the words from last week’s quote: “Does [morality] require the aid of a generally received and divinely authoritative religion?” It is here that we run into a little dilemma, however. Our [...]
FFQF: Noah Webster on Motherhood
This week’s post will conclude the FFQF theme of the IMPORTANCE OF MOTHERHOOD. And today’s selection comes from Noah Webster. Yes, he was a Founding Father, not just the author of the first American-English dictionary. He fought as a soldier during the Revolutionary War, and after it, worked in the spheres of education and politics [...]