Ezra Taft Benson wrote: “In the 1940’s while serving as the executive officer of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives in Washington, D. C., I saw in a Hilton Hotel a placard depicting Uncle Sam, representing America, on his knees in humility and prayer. Beneath the placard was the inscription, “Not beaten there by the hammer and sickle, not driven there by capitulation to some despotic government, but on her knees freely, willingly, gratefully! This is the sovereign remedy to all our problems and the preservation of our liberties. (Ensign, ‘Our Priceless Heritage’ November 1976, p.35.)
