John Jay On The Best Of Books

  John Jay wrote the following letter to Peter Augustus Jay on April 9, 1784: The Bible is the best of all books, for it is the word of God and teaches us the way to be happy in this world and in the next. Continue therefore to read it and to regulate your life [...]

Samuel Adams On Liberty And Happiness

      Samuel Adams wrote the following in a letter to John Trumbull on October 16, 1778: Religion and good morals are the only solid foundation of public liberty and happiness.

A Christmas Tale Of Two Kings

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered, each to his own town. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the [...]