Lyman Beecher
Lyman Beecher
Lyman Beecherwas a Presbyterian minister, American Temperance Society co-founder and leader, and the father of 13 children, many of whom became noted figures, including Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry Ward Beecher, Charles Beecher, Edward Beecher, Isabella Beecher Hooker, Catharine Beecher and Thomas K. Beecher...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth12 October 1775
CityNew Haven, CT
CountryUnited States of America
No great advance has been made in science, politics, or religion without controversy.
Never chase a lie. Let it alone, and it will run itself to death. I can work out a good character much faster than anyone can lie me out of it
[Disestablishment was] the best thing that ever happened to the state of Connecticut. It cut the churches loose from dependence on state support. It threw them wholly on their own resources and on God.
We may form free constitutions, but our vices will destroy them; we may enact laws, but they will not protect us.
No great advance has ever been made in science, politics, or religion, without controversy.
Eloquence is logic on fire.
Never chase a lie. Let it alone, and it will run itself to death.