Quote of the Day — Benjamin Rush
July 2, 2021
Do you recollect the pensive and awful silence which pervaded the House when we were called up one after another to the table of the President of Congress to subscribe what was believed by many at that time to be our own death warrants? — Benjamin Rush
1745–1813
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1745–1813
Dr. Benjamin Rush stands as one of America’s greatest Founding Fathers, combining medical brilliance with revolutionary conviction to establish both the nation and modern medicine. Born in Philadelphia in 1745, Rush earned his medical degree in Scotland before returning to America as a committed patriot. He signed the Declaration of Independence despite knowing that revolution meant personal risk—property loss, military danger, and potential execution. Rush served as surgeon general of the Continental Army, bringing scientific discipline to American military medicine when the young nation desperately needed capable physicians. His contributions to medicine—advancing understanding of yellow fever, psychiatric treatment, and clinical…
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Benjamin Rush’s solemn recollection of signing the Declaration opened the July 2, 2021 broadcast as Kim Monson prepared listeners for Independence Day weekend with patriotic historian Ben Martin.
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Self-Evident
Requiring no proof or explanation because the truth is obvious through reason or natural law; in the Declaration of Independence,…
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America’s Declaration of Independence: Our Primary Founding Document
Patriotic historian Ben Martin explores the Declaration of Independence's five founding principles on the Kim Monson Show, July 2, 2021.
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