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“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.”

Book:God, family, country: our three great loyalties

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God, family, country: our three great loyalties

This work is a scholarly examination of the complex interplay between religious faith, familial ties, and national identity. It examines how these loyalties shape personal values, societal norms, and political ideologies. The book draws on a wide range of historical examples and contemporary issues to illustrate the enduring relevance of these three great loyalties in the modern world. more

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Ezra Taft Benson

Ezra Taft Benson was a notable American farmer and politician. Born on August 4, 1899, in Whitney, Idaho, he dedicated much of his life to agricultural endeavors. Serving as the Secretary of Agriculture under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1956, Benson was also a member of the LDS Church and a leader within the church's ranks. more

“Man has made 32 million laws since THE COMMANDMENTS were handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai more than three thousand years ago, but he has never improved on God's law. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS are the principles by which man may live with God and man may live with man. They are the expressions of the mind of God for His creatures. They are the charter and guide of human liberty, for there can be no liberty without the law.”

“It couldn't last of course. They both knew it. Not the evening, Not the holiday.”

Lasts Courses Evening Crush Holiday

Book:When You Were Mine: A Novel

Source: When You Were Mine: A Novel

“It is said that our destiny is set, predetermined before conception. But I myself, have never been a believer.”

Said Destiny Believer Crush Conception Our Destiny Predetermined

Author:Deborah Ann Woll

“There is something extraordinary about the first time falling.”

Firsts Fall First Time Extraordinary Crush

Book:Reached

Source: Reached

“Can it be of less consequence that the meaning of a Constitution should be fixed and known, than a meaning of a law should be so?”

Should Law Known Consequence Constitution Fixed

Book:The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution: As Recommended by the General Convention at Philadelphia in 1787. Together with the Journal of the Federal Convention, Luther Martin's Letter, Yates's Minutes, Congressional Opinions, Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of '98-'99, and Other Illustrations of the Constitution

Source: The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution: As Recommended by the General Convention at Philadelphia in 1787. Together with the Journal of the Federal Convention, Luther Martin's Letter, Yates's Minutes, Congressional Opinions, Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of '98-'99, and Other Illustrations of the Constitution

“To take a single step beyond the text would be to take possession of a boundless field of power.”

Would Be Steps Fields Constitution Possession Boundless Single Step

Author:Thomas Jefferson

“Living political constitutions must be Darwinian in structure and in practice. Society is a living organism and must obey the laws of life, not of mechanics; it must develop. All that progressives ask or desire is permission-in an era when 'development,' 'evolution,' is the scientific word-to interpret the Constitution according to the Darwinian principle; all they ask is recognition of the fact that a nation is a living thing and not a machine.”