‘Ezra Taft Benson’ Archives
Will The Constitution Be Destroyed?
Called Unto Liberty, Ezra Taft Benson, 20th Century Sermons In connection with the attack on the United States, the Lord told the Prophet Joseph Smith there would be an attempt to overthrow the country by destroying the Constitution. Joseph Smith predicted that the time would come when the Constitution would hang as it were by a thread, and at [...]
America—The Lord’s Base of Operations
Called Unto Liberty, Ezra Taft Benson, 20th Century Sermons To us, this is not just another nation, not just a member of the family of nations. This is a great and glorious nation with a divine mission and a prophetic history and future. It has been brought into being under the inspiration of heaven. . . . God has kept this great nation, as [...]
When a Man Stands for Freedom He Stands For God
Called Unto Liberty, Ezra Taft Benson, 20th Century Sermons When a man stands for freedom he stands for God. And as long as he stands for freedom he stands with God. And were he to stand alone he would still stand with God. Source: Ezra Taft Benson, as quoted in his book, "An Enemy Hath Done This," p. xi, 1969.
Three Tests to Avoid Being Deceived
Called Unto Liberty, Ezra Taft Benson, 20th Century Sermons, 1963 May I suggest three short tests to avoid being deceived, both pertaining to this freedom struggle and all other matters. First, what do the standard works have to say about it? “To the law and to the testimony: If they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no [...]
A Standard for Political Matters
Called Unto Liberty, 1954, Ezra Taft Benson, 20th Century Sermons Today I would like to propose four questions which every Latter-day Saint might well ask as he attempts to appraise any program, policy, or idea promoted by any would-be political leader. I mention these because I think they will provide a safeguard in electing to office men who [...]
Truth Brings the Greatest Good, the Greatest Nobility in Man
Called Unto Liberty, Ezra Taft Benson, 20th Century Sermons This then is the standard: If a principles promotes well-being and initiative and strengthens the morale and character of a person, it is good for man. If it increases self- reliance, moral courage, service, and integrity, it is a principle of truth which will contribute to inward [...]
Enduring Standards of the Pioneers
Called Unto Liberty, Ezra Taft Benson, 20th Century Sermons Were these indomitable pioneers to express in words their fundamental beliefs, so manifest in their acts, surely they would counsel us to believe: In the dignity of work; that the world owes no man a living, that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living. They would counsel us [...]
Deficits Cause Inflation, Which Attacks Pensions and Savings
Prophet Statesmen, Ezra Taft Benson The tragedy of destroying fixed pension and savings is but one cruelty of inflation. Economists point out to us that it discourages savings, for why should people save with the value of saved dollars being constantly lessened. For that matter, these same people think, why buy U. S. Government Bonds? They have a [...]
Deficit Spending a Serious Threat
Prophet Statesmen, 1962, Ezra Taft Benson In the past quarter century, there has been a tremendous shift from individual to governmental responsibility in many phases of economic and social life. There has been a rapid shift of responsibility from the states to the federal government. In the last thirty years state and local government [...]
A Dangerous Illusion
Prophet Statesmen, Ezra Taft Benson The drift toward centralization of power is not inevitable. It can be slowed down, halted, reversed. The thought that the federal government is wealthy and the states poverty-stricken is a dangerous illusion. The federal debt is now eight times as great as the combined debt of the forty-eight states. On [...]
The Collapse of Great Civilizations: The Familiar Pattern
Prophet Statesmen, Ezra Taft Benson History teaches that when individuals have given up looking after their own economic needs and transferred a large share of that responsibility to the government, both they and the government have failed. At least twenty great civilizations have disappeared. The pattern is shockingly similar. All, before [...]
The Biggest Battle Ever Staged
Prophet Statesmen, Ezra Taft Benson Let us never forget that today we are in the biggest battle ever staged. Our opponent is socialism—the welfare state—and the penalty of failure is enslavement. We must keep strong spiritually, morally, and economically as individuals, families, communities, and as a nation. Only in this course is [...]
The Red Carpet
Prophet Statesmen, Ezra Taft Benson It is high time we realized the dangerous threat to America of creeping socialism as the ruthless comrade to atheistic communism. It is high time that we recognize creeping socialism for what it really is—a Red Carpet providing a royal road to communism. A few months before coming to the United States [...]
The Miracle of West Germany
Prophet Statesmen, 1961, Ezra Taft Benson The miracle of West Germany has been achieved because German leaders put their faith in freedom and competitive enterprise and turned down the socialistic, government controlled and government-directed programs proposed by certain U. S. economists at the end of World War II—economists still actively [...]
When a Man Stand for Freedom He Stands for God
Prophet Statesmen, Ezra Taft Benson When a man stands for freedom he stands for God. And as long as he stands for freedom he stands with God. And were he to stand alone he would still stand with God. Source: Ezra Taft Benson, as quoted in his book, "An Enemy Hath Done This," p. xi, 1969.
Rally the Righteous to Save the Constitution — Ezra Taft Benson
Prophet Statesmen, Ezra Taft Benson In connection with the attack on the United States, the Lord told the Prophet Joseph Smith there would be an attempt to overthrow the country by destroying the Constitution. Joseph Smith predicted that the time would come when the Constitution would hang as it were by a thread, and at that time, ‘this [...]
Socialist Threat: A Continuation of the War in Heaven — Ezra Taft Benson
Prophet Statesmen, Ezra Taft Benson Today, there is a great threat to freedom. The Church is prospering and growing, but all over the world the light of freedom is being diminished. A great struggle for the minds of men is now being waged. At issue is whether or not man's basic inalienable rights of life, liberty, property, and pursuit of [...]
Rally the Righteous, Provide the Balance of Strength — Ezra Taft Benson
Prophet Statesmen, Ezra Taft Benson In connection with the attack on the United States, the Lord told the Prophet Joseph Smith there would be an attempt to overthrow the country by destroying the Constitution. Joseph Smith predicted that the time would come when the Constitution would hang as it were by a thread, and at that time, ‘this [...]
A Sacred Obligation — Ezra Taft Benson
Prophet Statesmen, Ezra Taft Benson If we truly cherish the heritage we have received, we must maintain the same virtues and . . . character of our stalwart forebears—faith in God, courage, industry, frugality, self-reliance, and integrity. We have the obligation to maintain what those who pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred [...]
