“I prophesy in the name of the Lord God of Israel, unless the United States redress the wrongs committed upon the Saints in the state of Missouri and punish the crimes committed by her officers that in a few years the government will be utterly overthrown and wasted, and there will not be so much as a potsherd left . . .” YearsStatesGovernmentNamesLeftUnitedLordUnited StatesCrimeSaintCommittedIsraelOfficersMissouriLord GodRedress Author:Joseph Smith, Jr.
“You will see the constitution of the United States almost destroyed. It will hang like a thread.... A terrible revolution will take place in the land of America.... [T]he land will be left without a Supreme Government,... [Mormonism] will have gathered strength, sending out Elders to gather the honest in heart... to stand by the Constitution of the United States.... In these days... God will set up a Kingdom, never to be thrown down.... [T]he whole of America will be made the Zion of God.” HeartMadeStatesWholeGovernmentAmericaLeftUnitedUnited StatesLandHonestRevolutionTerribleConstitutionSupremeGods WillKingdomsDestroyedThese DaysThrownThreadEldersConstitution Of The United StatesMormonismZion Author:Joseph Smith, Jr.
“We say that God is true; that the Constitution of the United States is true; that the Bible is true; and that the Book of Mormon is true, and that Christ is true” BookStatesChristUnitedUnited StatesConstitutionConstitution Of The United States Author:Joseph Smith, Jr.
“We say, that the Constitution of the United States is a glorious standard; it is founded in the wisdom of God.” StatesUnitedUnited StatesStandardsConstitutionGloriousConstitution Of The United States Author:Joseph Smith, Jr.
“If I lose my life in a good cause I am willing to be sacrificed on the altar of virtue, righteousness and truth, in maintaining the laws and Constitution of the United States, if need be, for the general good of mankind.” IfsNeedsStatesAmericaLawCausesLosesFreedomUnitedLibertyUnited StatesVirtueMankindWillingConstitutionRighteousnessMaintainingAltarsConstitution Of The United StatesGood Causes Author:Joseph Smith, Jr.
“I would not have suffered my name to have been used by my friends on anywise as President of the United States, or candidate for that office, if I and my friends could have had the privilege of enjoying our religious and civil rights as American citizens, even those rights which the Constitution guarantees unto all her citizens alike.” IfsHas BeensStatesAmericaUsedNamesEnjoyPresidentReligiousFreedomUnitedLibertyUnited StatesRightsCitizensOfficeMy FriendsConstitutionPrivilegeCivil RightsCandidatesGuaranteesAmerican Citizens Author:Joseph Smith, Jr.
“The Constitution, when it says, "We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America," meant just what it said without reference to color or condition, ad infinitum.” PeopleSaidStatesAmericaFormOrderJusticeFreedomPerfectUnitedCommonLibertyUnited StatesConditionsColorBlessingConstitutionUnionsDefenseSecureWelfareAdsUnited States Of AmericaTranquilityPosterityConstitution Of The United StatesUs ConstitutionGeneral WelfarePreambleCommon DefenseDomestic Tranquility Author:Joseph Smith, Jr.
“I am the greatest advocate of the Constitution of the United States there is on the earth. In my feelings I am always ready to die for the protection of the weak and oppressed in their just rights. The only fault I find with the Constitution is, it is not broad enough to cover the whole ground.” StatesEnoughWholeFeelingsEarthAmericaDiesFreedomUnitedLibertyUnited StatesRightsReadyWeakConstitutionFaultsProtectionBroadsOppressedConstitution Of The United StatesReady To Die Author:Joseph Smith, Jr.
“The Constitution should contain a provision that every officer of the Government who should neglect or refuse to extend the protection guaranteed in the Constitution should be subject to capital punishment; and then the president of the United States would not say, "Your cause is just, but I can do nothing for you."” ShouldI CanStatesGovernmentAmericaCausesPresidentCan DoFreedomUnitedLibertyUnited StatesSubjectsConstitutionRefuseProtectionPunishmentNeglectOfficersProvisionCapital Punishment Author:Joseph Smith, Jr.
“Governor Ford is sworn to support the Constitution of the United States and also of this State Illinois, and these constitutions guarantee religious as well as civil liberty to all religious societies whatever.” WellsStatesAmericaReligiousFreedomUnitedLibertyUnited StatesSupportConstitutionGuaranteesGovernorsCivil LibertiesConstitution Of The United StatesIllinois Author:Joseph Smith, Jr.
“Shall we longer bear these cruelties which have been heaped upon us for the last ten years in the face of heaven, and in open violation of the constitution and law of these United States and of this state? God forbid! I will not bear it. If they take away my rights, I will fight for them manfully and righteously until I am used up. We have done nothing against the rights of others.” IfsYearsHas BeensStatesDoneLastsAmericaFacesLawUsedFightingHeavenFreedomUnitedLibertyUnited StatesRightsBearsTenConstitutionCrueltyViolation Author:Joseph Smith, Jr.
“The Constitution is not a law, but it empowers the people to make laws... The Constitution tells us what shall not be a lawful tender... The legislature has ceded up to us the privilege of enacting such laws as are not inconsistent with the Constitution of the United States... The different states, and even Congress itself, have passed many laws diametrically contrary to the Constitution of the United States.” PeopleDifferentStatesAmericaLawFreedomUnitedLibertyUnited StatesConstitutionCongressPrivilegeContraryEmpoweringLegislatureInconsistentConstitution Of The United States Author:Joseph Smith, Jr.
“I am tired of the misrepresentation, calumny and detraction, heaped upon me by wicked men; and desire and claim, only those principles guaranteed to all men by the Constitution and laws of the United States and of Illinois.” MenStatesAmericaLawDesireFreedomUnitedLibertyPrinciplesUnited StatesConstitutionClaimsTiredWickedIllinoisCalumnyMisrepresentationWicked Man Author:Joseph Smith, Jr.
“The Mayor, Aldermen and Councilors of the City of Nauvoo, IL, before entering upon the duties of their office, shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation that they will support the Constitution of the United States, and of this State and that they will well and truly perform the duties of their offices to the best of their skill and abilities.” WellsStatesAmericaFreedomAbilityUnitedCitiesLibertyUnited StatesSupportDutySkillsOfficeConstitutionAffirmationEnteringOathMayorsConstitution Of The United StatesSkills And Abilities Author:Joseph Smith, Jr.
“Hence we say, that the Constitution of the United States is a glorious standard; it is founded in the wisdom of God. It is a heavenly banner; it is to all those who are privileged with the sweets of liberty, like the cooling shades and refreshing waters of a great rock in a thirsty and weary land. It is like a great tree under whose branches men from every clime can be shielded from the burning rays of the sun.” MenStatesAmericaWaterFreedomUnitedLibertyUnited StatesSunTreeLandRocksSweetStandardsConstitutionBurningGloriousBranchesHeavenlyShadeRaysWearyPrivilegedThirstyRefreshingBannerConstitution Of The United StatesCooling Author:Joseph Smith, Jr.
