According to the laws and constitution of the people, which I [the Lord] have suffered to be established, and should be maintained… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
Shall we longer bear these cruelties which have been heaped upon us for the last ten years in the face of heaven,… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
Be wise; let prudence dictate all your counsels; preserve peace with all men, if possible; stand by the Constitution of your country;… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
We believe in enjoying the constitutional privilege and right of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own consciences. — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
By their complying with your request to leave they [the Saints in Clay County] are surrendering some of the dearest rights guaranteed… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
Your constitution guarantees to every citizen, even the humblest, the enjoyment of life, liberty, and property. It promises to all, religious freedom,… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
Let no man break the laws of the land, for he that keepeth the laws of God hath no need to break… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
We think it would be wise in you to try to git [sic] influence by offering to print a paper in favor… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
We have not enjoyed unmolested those rights which the constitution of the U.S.A. and our Charters grant. — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
The aspirations and expectations of a virtuous people, environed with so wise, so liberal, so deep, so broad, and so high a… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
While other men were peacefully following their vocations and extending their interests they [the Saints in Clay County] have been deprived of… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
Unless we members of the Church do all we can to preserve the freedoms we have within the bounds of the laws… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
The Constitution should contain a provision that every officer of the Government who should neglect or refuse to extend the protection guaranteed… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
And that law of the land which is constitutional, supporting that principle of freedom in maintaining rights and privileges, belongs to all… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
Hence we say, that the Constitution of the United States is a glorious standard; it is founded in the wisdom of God.… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
The Constitution is not a law, but it empowers the people to make laws... The Constitution tells us what shall not be… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
The benefits of the constitution and laws are alike for all; and the great Elohim has given me the privilege of having… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
Come, all ye lovers of liberty, break the oppressor's rod, loose the iron grasp of mobocracy, and bring to condign punishment all… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
I am the greatest advocate of the Constitution of the United States there is on the earth. In my feelings I am… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
Governor Ford is sworn to support the Constitution of the United States and also of this State Illinois, and these constitutions guarantee… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
I would not have suffered my name to have been used by my friends on anywise as President of the United States,… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
The Constitution, when it says, "We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice,… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
Even this nation (the US) will be on the very verge of crumbling to pieces and tumbling to the ground, and when… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
If I lose my life in a good cause I am willing to be sacrificed on the altar of virtue, righteousness and… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
I am tired of the misrepresentation, calumny and detraction, heaped upon me by wicked men; and desire and claim, only those principles… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
According to the laws and constitution of the people, which I [the Lord] have suffered to be established, and should be maintained for the… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
All your losses will be made up to you in the resurrection, provided you continue faithful. By the vision of the Almighty I have… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
A man is saved no faster than he gets knowledge. For if he does not get knowledge, he will be brought into captivity by… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
I never told you I was perfect; but there is no error in the revelations which I have taught. — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
[W]e shall have the satisfaction of knowing that we have acted conscientiously, and have used our best judgment. And if we have to throw… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
If I had not actually got into this work and been called of God, I would back out. But I cannot back out: I… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
I will prove that the world is wrong, by showing what God is...God himself was once as we are now and is an exalted… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
One of the grand fundamental principles of Mormonism is to receive truth, let it come from whence it may. — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
I never thought it was right to call up a man and try him because he erred in doctrine, it looks too much like… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
The laundry has its hands on my dirty shirts, sheets, towels and tablecloths, and who knows what tales they tell. — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
When we are accomplishing the good, the greatest opposition comes. — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
Salvation cannot come without revelation. Men of the present time testify of heaven and hell, and have never seen either; and I will say… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
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