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“It must be recognized that in any culture the source of law is the god of that society.”
― R.J. Rushdoony, The Institutes of Biblical Law, Volume 1 of 3

“History has never been dominated by majorities, but only by dedicated minorities who stand unconditionally on their faith.”
― R.J. Rushdoony

“To control the future requires the control of education and of the child. Hence, for Christians to tolerate statist education, or to allow their children to be trained thereby, means to renounce power in society, to renounce their children, and to deny Christ's Lordship over all of life.”
― R.J. Rushdoony

“It is significant that, as innocent babies are killed, and capital punishment is withheld from their murderers, the same men who plead for the murderer's life also demand the “right” to abortion. Usually, the same picketers that carry a sign one day, “Abolish Capital Punishment,” also carry “Legalize Abortion” another day. When this is called to their attention, their answer is, “There is no contradiction involved.” They are right: the thesis is “condemn the innocent and free the guilty.”
― R.J. Rushdoony

“The result of becoming tolerant towards sin is that we become intolerant towards God and His Word.”
― R.J. Rushdoony

“It needs more than ever to be stressed that the best and truest educators are parents under God. The greatest school is the family. In learning, no act of teaching in any school or university compares to the routine task of mothers in teaching a babe who speaks no language the mother tongue in so short a time. No other task in education is equal to this. The moral training of the children, the discipline of good habits, is an inheritance from the parents to the children which surpasses all other. The family is the first and basic school of man.”
― R.J. Rushdoony, The Institutes of Biblical Law, Volume 1 of 3

“People do not avoid the Bible because it is difficult to understand as much as because what they understand condemns their conscience and throws light on dark corners in their lives which they prefer to keep dark.”
― R.J. Rushdoony, A Word in Season, Volume 2

“There can be no good character in civil government if there is none in the people. You cannot make a good omelet with bad eggs.”
― R.J. Rushdoony

“We cannot use our thoughts and feelings as a standard: only God’s Word is the test.”
― R.J. Rushdoony

“Life is rarely easy, but, with Christ our King, it is always good.”
― R.J. Rushdoony

“Children are no longer seen by many people as a blessing from God but as extensions of personal goals and pride. As a result, the family under humanism is in a state of crisis.”
― R.J. Rushdoony

“We are very much in need now of Christian pioneers. This means a people who are zealous to grow and to exercise dominion in Christ.”
― R.J. Rushdoony

“Our basic problem today is that we have two religions in conflict, humanism and Christianity, each with its own morality and the laws of that morality.”
― R.J. Rushdoony, Law and Liberty