Freedom Quotes by Ezra Taft Benson

You are free to choose, but you are not free to alter the consequences of your decisions.

— Ezra Taft Benson

Freedom must be continually guarded as something more priceless than life itself.

— Ezra Taft Benson

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

— 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,…

— Ezra Taft Benson

No man is truly free who is in financial bondage. 'Think what you do when you run in debt', said Benjamin Franklin,…

— Ezra Taft Benson

There could not be a restoration of the gospel without freedom. God provided this country as the base of his operations in…

— Ezra Taft Benson

The Declaration of Independence was to set forth the moral justification of a rebellion against a long-recognized political tradition - the divine…

— Ezra Taft Benson

One of Satan's most frequently used deceptions is the notion that the commandments of God are meant to restrict freedom and limit…

— Ezra Taft Benson

Freedom is an eternal principle. Heaven disapproves of force, coercion and intimidation. Only a free people can be truly a happy people.

— Ezra Taft Benson

To the patriots I say this: Take that long eternal look. Stand up for freedom, no matter what the cost. Stand up…

— Ezra Taft Benson

Ours is a representative republic with a Constitution in which is recognized the natural law and the natural rights of man. It…

— Ezra Taft Benson

[Joseph Smith] foresaw the time when the destiny of the nation would be in danger and would hang as by a thread.…

— Ezra Taft Benson

I testify to you that God's hand has been in our destiny. I testify that freedom as we know it today is…

— Ezra Taft Benson

I believe that God has endowed men with certain inalienable rights as set forth in the Declaration of Independence and that no…

— Ezra Taft Benson

The Declaration of Independence was to set forth the moral justification of a rebellion against a long-recognized political tradition - the divine…

— Ezra Taft Benson

I don't know how you feel, my brethren and sisters, but I'd rather be dead than to lose my liberty. I have…

— Ezra Taft Benson

The Declaration of Independence to which these great men affixed their signatures is much more than a political document. It constitutes a…

— Ezra Taft Benson

I have faith that the Constitution will be saved as prophesied by Joseph Smith. It will be saved by the righteous citizens…

— Ezra Taft Benson

The devil knows that if the elders of Israel should ever wake up, they could step forth and help preserve freedom and…

— Ezra Taft Benson

In these sacred documents are embodied eternal principles that no man, group of men, or nation has the right to withhold from…

— Ezra Taft Benson

“The Declaration of Independence . . . is much more than a political document. It constitutes a spiritual manifesto—revelation, if you will—declaring…

— 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…

— Ezra Taft Benson

“A category of government activity which, today, not only requires the closest scrutiny, but which also poses a grave danger to our…

— Ezra Taft Benson

A secret combination that seeks to overthrow the freedom of all lands, nations, and countries is increasing in its evil influence and…

— Ezra Taft Benson

This nation was established by the God of heaven as a citadel of liberty. A Constitution guaranteeing those liberties was designed under…

— Ezra Taft Benson

For the past two centuries, those who do not prize freedom have chipped away at every major clause of our Constitution until…

— Ezra Taft Benson

That the sole object and only legitimate end of government is to protect the citizen in the enjoyment of life, liberty, and…

— Ezra Taft Benson

“Secret combinations lusting for power, gain, and glory are flourishing. A secret combination that seeks to overthrow the freedom of all lands,…

— Ezra Taft Benson

I say to you with all the fervor of my soul that God intended men to be free. Rebellion against tyranny is…

— Ezra Taft Benson

There are some who apparently feel that the fight for freedom is separate from the Gospel. They express it in several ways,…

— Ezra Taft Benson

I am a witness to nations and people deprived of their freedom. I was there. I watched that great Iron Curtain drop…

— Ezra Taft Benson