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I am a Libertarian. I want to be known as a Libertarian and a Constitutionalist in the tradition of the early James Madison - father of the Constitution. Labels change and perhaps in the old tradition I would be

I am a Libertarian. I want to be known as a Libertarian and a Constitutionalist in the tradition of the early James Madison - father of the Constitution. Labels change and perhaps in the old tradition I would be considered one of the original Whigs. The new title I would wear today is that of Conservative, though in its original connotation the term Liberal fits me better than the original meaning of the word Conservative.

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Father, Titles, Would Be

Let us be in a position so we are able to not only feed ourselves through home production and storage, but others as well.

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Home, Survival, Able
Ezra Taft Benson (1988). “The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson”, Bookcraft Pubs

Humility responds to God's will-to the fear of His judgments and to the needs of those around us. To the proud, the applause of the world rings in their ears; to the humble, the applause of heaven warms their hearts. Someone has said, "Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man."

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Fear, Heart, Humble
Ezra Taft Benson (1988). “The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson”, Bookcraft Pubs

We live in a day of slick, quiet and clever sins.

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Clever, Quiet, Sin
Ezra Taft Benson (1964). “Title of liberty”

A father's calling is eternal and its importance transcends time. It is a calling for both time and eternity.

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Father, Calling, Eternity
Ezra Taft Benson (1990). “Come, Listen to a Prophet's Voice”, Shadow Mountain

Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the foundation upon which sincere and meaningful repentance must be built. If we truly seek to put away sin, we must first look to Him who is the Author of our salvation.

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Meaningful, Jesus, Firsts
"A Mighty Change of Heart". Ezra Taft Benson's First Presidency Message, www.lds.org. October 1989.

From the 5th grade through the 4th year of college, our young people are being indoctrinated with a Marxist philosophy and I am fearful of the harvest. The younger generation is further to the left than most adults realize. The old concepts of our Founding Fathers are scoffed and jeered at by young moderns whose goals appear to be the destruction of integrity and virtue, and the glorification of pleasure, thrills, and self-indulgence.

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Integrity, Philosophy, Father

I began to realize that when you are at peace with your Maker you can, if not ignore human criticism, at least rise above it.

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Peace, Criticism, Realizing

For the past two centuries, those who do not prize freedom have chipped away at every major clause of our Constitution until today we face a crisis of great dimensions.

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Integrity, Patriotic, Past
Ezra Taft Benson (1986). “The Constitution: A Heavenly Banner”, Shadow Mountain

I wish that every Latter-day Saint could say and mean it with all his heart: 'I'll go where you want me to go. I'll say what you want me to say. I'll be what you want me to be'. If we could do that, we would be assured of the maximum happiness here and exaltation in the celestial kingdom of God hereafter.

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Heart, Mean, Wish
Ezra Taft Benson (1988). “The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson”, Bookcraft Pubs

Wickedness never did, never does, never will bring us happiness.

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Doe, Wickedness
Ezra Taft Benson (1988). “The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson”, Bookcraft Pubs

We have many responsibilities, and one cannot expect the full blessings of a kind Providence if he neglects any major duty. A man has duties to his church, his home, his country, and his profession or job.

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Country, Jobs, Home
Ezra Taft Benson (1969). “An enemy hath done this”

We counsel you, young men, not to pollute your minds with such degrading matter, for the mind through which this filth passes is never the same afterwards. Don't see R-rated movies or vulgar videos or participate in any entertainment that is immoral, suggestive, or pornographic. Don't listen to music that is degrading

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Men, Mind, Video
Ezra Taft Benson (1988). “The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson”, Bookcraft Pubs

Our Father in Heaven planned the coming forth of the Founding Fathersand their form of government as the necessary great prologue leading to the restoration of the gospel... America, the land of liberty, was to be the Lord's latter-day base of operations for His restored church.

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Father, Government, Land

... in all seriousness... you who submit yourselves to an abortion or to an operation that precludes you from safely having additional healthy children are jeopardizing your exaltation and your future membership in the kingdom of God.

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Children, Abortion, Healthy
Ezra Taft Benson (1974). “God, family, country: our three great loyalties”

Mothers play an important role as the heart of the home, but this in no way lessens the equally important role fathers should play, as head of the home, in nurturing, training, and loving their children.

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Mother, Children, Father
Ezra Taft Benson (1990). “Come, Listen to a Prophet's Voice”, Shadow Mountain

In these sacred documents are embodied eternal principles that no man, group of men, or nation has the right to withhold from others. Here is our basis for freedom of individual achievement. Our Constitution with its Bill of Rights guarantees to all our people the greatest freedom ever enjoyed by the people of any great nation. This system guarantees freedom of individual enterprise, freedom to own property, freedom to start one's own business and to operate it according to one's own judgment so long as the enterprise is honorable.

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Men, Rights, Long
Ezra Taft Benson (1974). “God, family, country: our three great loyalties”

What does it mean to love someone with all your heart? It means to love with all your emotional feelings and with all your devotion. Surely when you love your wife with all your heart, you cannot demean her, criticize her, find fault with her, or abuse her by words, sullen behavior, or actions.

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Mean, Heart, Emotional
Ezra Taft Benson (1990). “Come, Listen to a Prophet's Voice”, Shadow Mountain

I testify that wickedness is rapidly expanding in every segment of our society. It is more highly organized, more cleverly disguised, and more powerfully promoted than ever before. Secret combinations lusting for power, gain, and glory are flourishing. A secret combination that seeks to overthrow the freedom of all lands, nations, and countries is increasing its evil influence and control over America and the entire world.

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Country, Land, America

I have a vision of the whole Church getting nearer to God by abiding by the precepts of the Book of Mormon.

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Book, Vision, Church

We have a sacred responsibility to fulfill the threefold mission of the Church—first, to teach the gospel to the world; second, to strengthen the membership of the Church wherever they may be; third, to move forward the work of salvation for the dead.

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Moving, Responsibility, Church

Our parents deserve our honor and respect for giving us life itself. Beyond this they almost always made countless sacrifices as they cared for and nurtured us through our infancy and childhood, provided us with the necessities of life, and nursed us through physical illnesses and the emotional stresses of growing up.

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Growing Up, Stress, Sacrifice
Ezra Taft Benson (1990). “Come, Listen to a Prophet's Voice”, Shadow Mountain

Pride is competition-competition between God and Man.

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Pride, Men, Competition

The secret to missionary work is work. Work, work, work!

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Secret, Missionary, Missionary Work
Ezra Taft Benson (1988). “The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson”, Bookcraft Pubs

Every Latter-day Saint should make the study of this book a lifetime pursuit. Otherwise, he is placing his soul in jeopardy and neglecting that which could give spiritual and intellectual unity to his whole life.

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Spiritual, Book, Giving
Ezra Taft Benson (1988). “The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson”, Bookcraft Pubs

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