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At This Critical Juncture — Brigham Young
Prophet Statesmen, Brigham Young Will the Constitution be destroyed? No; it will be held inviolate by this people; and, as Joseph Smith said, ‘the time will come when the destiny of the nation will hang upon a single thread. At this critical juncture, this people will step forth and save it from the threatened destruction.’ It will be [...]
If This is Higher Law, So Be It — Brigham Young
Prophet Statesmen, Brigham Young Assuredly in the preservation of virtue, morality, and intelligence she may look for the perpetuity of her free institutions, and the preservation of her liberty. And in the moment of her disregard of these principles, when wickedness and sin can run riot with impunity, and not moral influence and force enough [...]
Good Government Requires Good Men — Brigham Young
Prophet Statesmen, Brigham Young Excerpt from an 1863 address by Brigham Young found in the "Journal of Discourses: Volume 10," p. 177. I like a good government, and then I like to have it wisely and justly administered. The government of heaven, if wickedly administered, would become one of the worst governments upon the face of the earth. [...]
