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In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed... No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people. Preface to 1828 Dictionary
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ENCOUR'AGEMENT, n. The act of giving courage, or confidence of success; incitement to action or to practice; incentive. We ought never to neglect the encouragement of youth in generous deeds. The praise of good men serves as an encouragement of virtue and heroism.
The act of
encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the
encouragement of youth in generosity.
All generous encouragement of arts. Otway. That which serves to incite, support,
promote, or advance, as favor, countenance, reward, etc.; incentive;
increase of confidence; as, the fine arts find little
encouragement among a rude people.
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