Benjamin Rush

Scientist

1745-12-24 – 1813-04-19

Benjamin Rush was an American physician, educator, and Founding Father known for medical reform and public-health advocacy in the early United States.

Books by Benjamin Rush

Medical Inquiries and Observations Upon the Diseases of the Mind
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A Memorial Containing Travels Through Life Or Sundry Incidents in the Life of Dr. Benjamin Rush, Born Dec. 24, 1745 (old Style) Died April 19, 1813
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Rush

His Travels Through Life Together with His Commonplace Book for 1789-1813
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Quotes by Benjamin Rush

It would seem from this fact, that man is naturally a wild animal, and that when taken from the woods, he is never happy in his natural state, 'till he returns to them again.
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The American war is over, but this is far from being the case with the American Revolution.
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It would seem from this fact, that man is naturally a wild animal, and that when taken from the woods, he is never happy in his natural state, 'till he returns to them again.
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The American war is over, but this is far from being the case with the American Revolution.
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Scandal dies sooner of itself, than we could kill it.
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