Noah Webster served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
In
1781, Webster received his Master's Degree from Yale, with his
dissertation: "On the universal diffuse of literature as introductory
to the universal diffusion of Christianity."
In 1783, Webster published his Blue-Backed Speller, which eventually sold over 100 million copies.
He was elected to the Connecticut General Assembly for 9 terms, then the Massachusetts Legislature for 3 more.
In 1812, Webster helped found Amherst College.
Noah Webster first published his
Webster's Dictionary on APRIL 14, 1828.
In
order to evaluate the etymology of words, he learned 26 languages,
including Old English, German, Greek, Latin, Italian, Spanish, French,
Hebrew, Arabic, and Sanskrit.
Taking over two decades to complete,
Webster's Dictionary provided over 30,000 new definitions, standardized spelling and gave American English its identity.
After Webster's death the rights to the Dictionary were purchased by George and Charles Merriam.
In the preface of his original edition, Noah Webster wrote:
"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."
Noah Webster concluded:
"To
that great and benevolent Being...who has borne me and my manuscripts
in safety across the Atlantic, and given me strength and resolution to
bring the work to a close, I would present the tribute of my most
grateful acknowledgments."
Using the King James Version, Webster's 1828
American Dictionary contained the greatest number of Biblical definitions given in any reference volume.
Noah Webster's 1828 Dictionary defined "PROPERTY" as:
"The
exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of a thing;
ownership. In the beginning of the world, the Creator gave to man
dominion over the earth...It is one of the greatest blessings of civil
society that the property of citizens is well secured."
Noah Webster's 1828 Dictionary defined "RELIGION" as:
"A
belief in the being and perfections of God, in the revelation of His
will to man, in man''s obligation to obey His commands, in a state of
reward and punishment, and in man's accountableness to God...The
practice of moral duties without a belief in a divine lawgiver, and
without reference to his will or commands, is not religion."
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In
1830, Noah Webster dined with President Andrew Jackson and lectured to
the U.S. House of Representatives, which subsequently passed copyright
legislation.
In 1833, Noah published his American edition of the Bible.
Noah Webster wrote to James Madison, October 16, 1829:
"
The Christian religion, in its purity,
is the basis or rather the source of all genuine freedom in government...
I am persuaded that
no civil government of a republican form can exist and be durable, in which the
principles of that religion have not a controlling influence."
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