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> [I am more afraid that this people have so much confidence in their leaders that they will not inquire for themselves of God whether they are led by him. I am fearful they settle down in a state of blind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brigham-young/i-am-more-afraid-that-this-people-have-so-much-confidence-in-their/)

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## More by Brigham Young

> [The only men who become Gods, even the Sons of God, are those who enter into polygamy. Others attain unto a glory and may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brigham-young/the-only-men-who-become-gods-even-the-sons-of-god-are-those-who-enter/)

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> [It is for us to do those things which the Lord requires at our hands, and leave the result with him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brigham-young/it-is-for-us-to-do-those-things-which-the-lord-requires-at-our-hands/)

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> [After men have got their exaltations and their crowns--have become Gods, even the sons of God--are made Kings of kings and Lords of lords,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brigham-young/after-men-have-got-their-exaltations-and-their-crowns-have-become/)

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> [“If you are ever called upon to chasten a person, never chasten beyond the balm you have within you to bind up.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brigham-young/if-you-are-ever-called-upon-to-chasten-a-person-never-chasten-beyond/)

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> [We went west willingly--because we had to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brigham-young/we-went-west-willingly-because-we-had-to/)

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> [It is bad enough to see young fools, but worse to see old fools.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brigham-young/it-is-bad-enough-to-see-young-fools-but-worse-to-see-old-fools/)

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> [I expect, if I am faithful with yourselves, that I shall see the time with yourselves that we shall know how to prepare to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brigham-young/i-expect-if-i-am-faithful-with-yourselves-that-i-shall-see-the-time/)

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> [“Parties in our Government have no better idea than to think the Republic stands all the firmer upon opposition; but I say that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brigham-young/parties-in-our-government-have-no-better-idea-than-to-think-the/)

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> [If I had a choice of educating my daughters or my sons because of opportunity constraints, I would choose to educate my daughters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brigham-young/if-i-had-a-choice-of-educating-my-daughters-or-my-sons-because-of/)

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> [We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brigham-young/we-should-never-permit-ourselves-to-do-anything-that-we-are-not/)

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> [I feel like shouting, hallelujah, all the time, when I think that I ever I knew Joseph Smith, the Prophet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brigham-young/i-feel-like-shouting-hallelujah-all-the-time-when-i-think-that-i-ever/)

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> [Our faith is concentrated in the Son of God, and through him in the Father; and the Holy Ghost is their minister to bring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brigham-young/our-faith-is-concentrated-in-the-son-of-god-and-through-him-in-the/)

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> [ How shall we know that we obey \[God\]? There is but one method by which we can know it, and that is by the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brigham-young/how-shall-we-know-that-we-obey-god-there-is-but-one-method-by-which/)

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> [Infringe upon the rights of no one. Borrow no tool but what you will return according to promise. Take no wood, nor anything else…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brigham-young/infringe-upon-the-rights-of-no-one-borrow-no-tool-but-what-you-will/)

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> [All I have to do is keep my spirit, feelings and conscience like a sheet of blank paper, and let the Spirit and power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brigham-young/all-i-have-to-do-is-keep-my-spirit-feelings-and-conscience-like-a/)

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