Noah Webster Quotes
The Bible must be considered as the great source of all the truth by which men are to be guided in government as well as in all social transactions.
Webster, Noah. History of the United States. Durrie & Peck, 1832, p. 339.
This is a very important quotation as Kingsley was a precursor of Karl Marx in claiming that religion was used as opium for suppression of people. See Marx {624064} It is probable that Marx had read Kingsley’s quotation but there is no way of knowing for sure. What is certain is that Marx did not originate the idea.
Einstein and his wife gave this bible to an American friend, Harriett Hamilton. In 2013, the Bible sold at auction for $68,500.
Noah Webster Jr. was an American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and author. He has been called the "Father of American Scholarship and Education". His "Blue-backed Speller" books taught five generations of American children how to spell and read. Webster's name has become synonymous with "dictionary" in the United States, especially the modern Merriam-Webster dictionary that was first published in 1828 as An American Dictionary of the English Language.
