“Who can justly say aught against Joseph Smith? I was as well acquainted with him, as any man. I do not believe that his father and mother knew him any better than I did. I do not think that a man lives on the earth that knew him any better than I did; and I am bold to say that, Jesus Christ excepted, no better man ever lived or does live upon this earth. I am his witness” ThinkingMenBelieveWellsDoeEarthMotherFatherJesusChristJesus ChristWitnessBetter ManJoseph Smith Author:Brigham Young
“I believe that fallen creatures perish, perish for ever, for only good can live, and good has not been theirs; but how durst men forge our Saviour's words "eternal death " into so horrible a meaning? And even if he did use other words, and seem to countenance such a meaning for them (and what witness have we that He did, except that of men whose ignorance or prejudice might well have interpreted these words wrongly as they did so many others?” IfsMenBelieveWellsUseSeemsMightI BelieveIgnoranceCreaturesEternalPrejudiceHorribleWitnessFallenSaviourCountenance Book:The Nemesis of Faith Source: The Nemesis of Faith
“The hopelessness of the Turkish Government should make me witness with delight its being swept out of the countries which it tortures. Next to the Ottoman Government nothing can be more deplorable and blameworthy than jealousies between Greek and Slav and plans by the States already existing for appropriating other territory. Why not Macedonia for the Macedonians as well as Bulgaria for the Bulgarians and Serbia for the Serbians?” ShouldWellsCountryStatesGovernmentNextPlansDelightWitnessGreekTortureWhy NotTerritoryHopelessnessTurkishSerbiaBulgariaOttomansMacedoniaBulgarians Author:William E. Gladstone