--- title: "4 H. Verlan Andersen Quotes - Famous Missionary (Many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen)" description: "Hans Verlan Andersen was a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a professor at Brigham Young University (BYU)." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-h-verlan-andersen-39918.jpg" --- ![Portrait of H. Verlan Andersen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-h-verlan-andersen-39918.jpg) # H. Verlan Andersen (1914–1992) Missionary **4** quotes in **68** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet H. Verlan Andersen was a missionary, best known for *Many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen*. ## Quick Facts About H. Verlan Andersen Born November 6, 1914 Died July 16, 1992 Profession Missionary Notable works Many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen ## About H. Verlan Andersen Hans Verlan Andersen was a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a professor at Brigham Young University (BYU). ## Quotes by H. Verlan Andersen > [ \[T\]he central problem of government is a religious one; and anyone who assumes that he can form his political beliefs without consulting… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-verlan-andersen/t-he-central-problem-of-government-is-a-religious-one-and-anyone-who/) [H. Verlan Andersen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-verlan-andersen/) [Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/adf/h-verlan-andersen-65713_action_t-he-central-problem-of-government-is-a_871697.jpg) > [We are easily deceived about government because we are inclined to accept the following fallacies: (a) Anything legal is also moral. (b)…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-verlan-andersen/we-are-easily-deceived-about-government-because-we-are-inclined-to/) [H. Verlan Andersen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-verlan-andersen/) [Accepting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accepting/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/064/h-verlan-andersen-65713_accepting_we-are-easily-deceived-about-government_1391587.jpg) > [One who knows not what his rights are can never know when they are taken and is unable to defend them. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-verlan-andersen/one-who-knows-not-what-his-rights-are-can-never-know-when-they-are/) [H. Verlan Andersen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-verlan-andersen/) [Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6d/h-verlan-andersen-65713_believe_one-who-knows-not-what-his-rights-are-ca_2304916.jpg) > [A failure to learn about Satan's plan for man here on earth would be fatal to the full exercise of free agency.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-verlan-andersen/a-failure-to-learn-about-satan-s-plan-for-man-here-on-earth-would-be/) [H. Verlan Andersen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-verlan-andersen/) [Agency](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/agency/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/173/h-verlan-andersen-65713_agency_a-failure-to-learn-about-satan-s-plan-fo_2463753.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-verlan-andersen/#itemlist", "name": "H. Verlan Andersen Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "[T]he central problem of government is a religious one; and anyone who assumes that he can form his political beliefs without consulting his ethics, which have their basis in religious conviction, is deceiving himself either about the true nature of government or his moral responsibility for his actions", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "H. 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