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Freedom can be killed by neglect as well as by direct attack.
Ezra Taft Benson
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Ezra Taft Benson
Age: 94 †
Born: 1899
Born: August 4
Died: 1994
Died: May 30
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Be right, and then be easy to live with, if possible, but in that order.
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If you really want to receive joy and happiness, then serve others with all your heart. Lift their burden, and your own burden will be lighter.
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He who kneels before God, can stand before any man.
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... 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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Pride is essentially competitive in nature. We pit our will against God's.
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To the humble, the Lord has given this promise: If men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me.
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