I found this fascinating. Listed below are quotes and testimonies of ten of history’s most outstanding people who have read and been influenced by the Bible:
- Abraham Lincoln: “I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given man. All the good from the Savior of the world is communicated to us through this book.”
- George Washington: “It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible.”
- Napoleon: “The Bible is no mere book, but a Living Creature, with a power that conquers all that oppose it.”
- Daniel Webster: “If there is anything in my thoughts or style to commend, the credit is due to my parents for instilling in me an early love of the Scriptures.” “If we abide by the principles taught in the Bible, our country will go on prospering and to prosper; but if we and our posterity neglect its instructions and authority, no man can tell how sudden a catastrophe may overwhelm us and bury all our glory in profound obscurity.”
- Patrick Henry: “The Bible is worth all other books which have ever been printed.”
- Andrew Jackson: “That book, sir, is the rock on which our republic rests.”
- Robert E. Lee: “In all my perplexities and distresses the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength.”
- John Quincy Adams: “So great is my veneration for the Bible that the earlier my children begin to read it the more confident will be my hope that they will prove useful citizens of their country and respectable members of society.” “I have for many years made it a practice to read through the Bible once every year.”
- Immanuel Kant: “The existence of the Bible, as a book for the people, is the greatest benefit which the human race has ever experienced. Every attempt to belittle it is a crime against humanity.”
- Charles Dickens: “The New Testament is the very best book that ever was or ever will be known in the world.”
From pages 17, 18. “The Gospel Standard”, Volume 44, Number 1, September 1994. Published by the “Peoples Gospel Hour”, Box 1660, Halifax, N.S. B3J 3A1.