Constitution Quote by David O. McKay

“[One] principle that actuated the lives of the fathers who founded our Constitution was faith in God.”

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“No thing worth while is obtained in this life without sacrificing, without putting forth effort. The evil one thrusts things upon us but God…

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The most powerful thing in the world is an idea.

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He who harbors hatred and bitterness injures himself far more than the one towards whom he manifests these evil propensities.

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The Gospel of Jesus Christ can make bad men good and good men better, can alter human nature, and can change human lives.

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The basis of all sin is selfishness.

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