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John Witherspoon

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Never rise to speak till you have something to say; and when you have said it, cease.


— John Witherspoon


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The people in general ought to have regard to the moral character of those whom they invest with authority either in the legislative, executive, or judicial branches.


— John Witherspoon


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Never read a book through merely because you have begun it.


— John Witherspoon


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Those who wish well to the State ought to choose to places of trust men of inward principle, justified by exemplary conversation.


— John Witherspoon


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Did you know about John Witherspoon?

He fought against the flood of paper money and opposed the issuance of bonds without provision for their amortization. During his two pastorates he wrote three well-known works on theology notably the satire "Ecclesiastical Characteristics" (1753) which opposed the philosophical influence of Francis Hutcheson. Witherspoon became prominent within the Church as an Evangelical opponent of the Moderate Party.

As president of the College of New Jersey (1768–94; now Princeton University) he trained many leaders of the early nation and was the only active clergyman and the only college president to sign the Declaration.

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