“We are too inclined to think of law as something merely restrictive—something hemming us in. We sometimes think of law as the opposite of liberty. But this is a false conception…. God does not contradict himself. He did not create man and then, as an afterthought, impose upon him a set of arbitrary, irritating, restrictive rules. He made man free- and then gave him commandments to keep him free…. We cannot break the Ten Commandments. We can only break ourselves against them – or else, by keeping them, rise through them to the fullness of freedom under God. God means us to be free…. He gave us the power of choice.” ~ Cecil B. DeMIlle
“The Lord works from the inside out. The world works from the outside in. The world would take the people out of the slums. Christ takes the slums out of the people, and then they take themselves out of the slums. The world would mold men by changing their environment. Christ changes men who then change their environment. The world would shape human behavior, but Christ can change human nature. ~ Ezra Taft Benson
“The price of peace is righteousness. Men and nations may loudly proclaim, “Peace, peace,” but there will be no peace until individuals nurture in their souls principles of personal purity, integrity and character which foster development of peace. Peace cannot be imposed. It must come from the lives and hearts of men. There is no other way. ~ Ezra Taft Benson
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