Ezra Taft Benson Quotes

American - Leader | August 4, 1899 - May 30, 1994

Years of happiness can be lost in the foolish gratification of a momentary desire for pleasure.

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Becoming Christlike is a lifetime pursuit and very often involves growth and change that is slow, almost imperceptible.

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When our Heavenly Father placed Adam and Eve on this earth, He did so with the purpose in mind of teaching them how to regain His presence. Our Father promised a Savior to redeem them from their fallen condition.

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Time is on the side of truth.

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I love all our Father's children of every color, creed, and political persuasion.

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The false prophets of Communism predict a utopian society.

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I am a witness to nations and people deprived of their freedom. I was there. I watched that great Iron Curtain drop around nations which formerly had prized their freedom - good people. I was aghast as these were written off by the stroke of a pen.

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Constitutional government, as designed by the framers, will survive only with a righteous people.

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Freedom can be killed by neglect as well as by direct attack.

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The United States of America has been great because it has been free.

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In this age of the electronic media and the mass distribution of the printed word, God will hold us accountable if we do not now move the Book of Mormon in a monumental way.

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I challenge the homes of Israel to display on their walls great quotations and scenes from the Book of Mormon.

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