--- title: "8 Foundation Quotes By Ezra Taft Benson" description: "8 Foundation quotes by Ezra Taft Benson. Plus more from Ezra Taft Benson and more Foundation sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00d/ezra-taft-benson-443_constitution_ours-is-a-representative-republic-with-a_272770.jpg" --- > [Ours is a representative republic with a Constitution in which is recognized the natural law and the natural rights of man. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/ours-is-a-representative-republic-with-a-constitution-in-which-is/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00d/ezra-taft-benson-443_constitution_ours-is-a-representative-republic-with-a_272770.jpg) > [I have faith that the Constitution will be saved as prophesied by Joseph Smith. It will be saved by the righteous citizens…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/i-have-faith-that-the-constitution-will-be-saved-as-prophesied-by/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac7/ezra-taft-benson-443_abiding_i-have-faith-that-the-constitution-will_878730.png) > [Every Latter-day Saint should love the inspired Constitution of the United States - a nation with a spiritual foundation and a prophetic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/every-latter-day-saint-should-love-the-inspired-constitution-of-the/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/066/ezra-taft-benson-443_constitution_every-latter-day-saint-should-love-the-i_938900.png) > [Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the foundation upon which sincere and meaningful repentance must be built. If we truly seek…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/faith-in-the-lord-jesus-christ-is-the-foundation-upon-which-sincere/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df5/ezra-taft-benson-443_built_faith-in-the-lord-jesus-christ-is-the-fo_1032280.jpg) > [The God of heaven sent some of His choicest spirits to lay the foundation of this government. And he has sent other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/the-god-of-heaven-sent-some-of-his-choicest-spirits-to-lay-the/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/677/ezra-taft-benson-443_choices_the-god-of-heaven-sent-some-of-his-choic_1093306.png) > [Faith is the foundation upon which a godlike character is built. It is a prerequisite for all other virtues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/faith-is-the-foundation-upon-which-a-godlike-character-is-built-it-is/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/632/ezra-taft-benson-443_built_faith-is-the-foundation-upon-which-a-god_1490991.png) > [First, we should become informed about communism, about socialism, and about Americanism. What better way can one become informed than by first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/first-we-should-become-informed-about-communism-about-socialism-and/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f9/ezra-taft-benson-443_americanism_first-we-should-become-informed-about-co_1559234.png) > [We oppose and abhor the damnable practice of wholesale abortion and every other unholy and impure act which strikes at the very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/we-oppose-and-abhor-the-damnable-practice-of-wholesale-abortion-and/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edb/ezra-taft-benson-443_abortion_we-oppose-and-abhor-the-damnable-practic_2412311.jpg) ## Other authors on Foundation ## More by Ezra Taft Benson > [What would God have me do with my life?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/what-would-god-have-me-do-with-my-life/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [Records, radio, television, movies, magazines-all are monopolized by the money managers who are guided by one ethic, the words wealth and power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/records-radio-television-movies-magazines-all-are-monopolized-by-the/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [Every Latter-day Saint should make the study of this book a lifetime pursuit. Otherwise, he is placing his soul in jeopardy and neglecting that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/every-latter-day-saint-should-make-the-study-of-this-book-a-lifetime/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [Do not be caught up in materialism, one of the real plagues of our generation-that is, acquiring things, fast-paced living, and securing career success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/do-not-be-caught-up-in-materialism-one-of-the-real-plagues-of-our/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [Most of us think of pride as self-centeredness, conceit, boastfulness, arrogance, or haughtiness. All of these are elements of the sin, but the heart,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/most-of-us-think-of-pride-as-self-centeredness-conceit-boastfulness/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [The high cost of low living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/the-high-cost-of-low-living/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [“We must each of us do our home work. 'My people are destroyed,' said Hosea, 'for lack of knowledge.' We must be wise as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/we-must-each-of-us-do-our-home-work-my-people-are-destroyed-said/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [“Man…need not stand alone. Prayer will open doors; prayer will remove barriers; prayer will ease pressures; prayer will give inner peace and comfort during…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/man-need-not-stand-alone-prayer-will-open-doors-prayer-will-remove/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [Humility does not mean weakness. It does not mean timidity. It does not mean fear. A man can be humble and fearless. A man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/humility-does-not-mean-weakness-it-does-not-mean-timidity-it-does-not/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [The scriptures record remarkable accounts of men whose lives changed dramatically, in an instant, as it were: Alma the Younger, Paul on the road…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/the-scriptures-record-remarkable-accounts-of-men-whose-lives-changed/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [That government is best which governs the least, so taught the courageous founders of this nation. This simple declaration is diametrically opposed to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/that-government-is-best-which-governs-the-least-so-taught-the/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [No nation which has kept the commandments of God has ever perished, but I say to you that once freedom is lost, only blood…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/no-nation-which-has-kept-the-commandments-of-god-has-ever-perished/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [Someone has said it is better to appreciate the things you don't own than to own things you don't appreciate. I hope we will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/someone-has-said-it-is-better-to-appreciate-the-things-you-don-t-own/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [“In framing that great document which Gladstone declared ‘the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/in-framing-that-great-document-which-gladstone-declared-the-most/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [Godly sorrow is a gift of the Spirit. It is a deep realization that our actions have offended our Father and our God. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/godly-sorrow-is-a-gift-of-the-spirit-it-is-a-deep-realization-that/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/foundation/ezra-taft-benson/#itemlist", "name": "8 Foundation Quotes By Ezra Taft Benson", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Ours is a representative republic with a Constitution in which is recognized the natural law and the natural rights of man. 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