Ezra Taft Benson
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"Ezra Taft Benson" was an American farmer and religious leader, serving as United States United States Secretary of Agriculture/Secretary of Agriculture during both President of the United States/presidential terms of Dwight D. Eisenhower and as List of presidents of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints/thirteenth President of the Church (LDS Church)/president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1985 until his death.

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You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!

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The Lord works from the inside out. The world works from the outside in. The world would take people out of the slums. Christ takes the slums out of 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.

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Since man created government to help secure and safeguard [inalienable] rights [from God], it follows that man is superior to government and should remain master over it, not the other way around.

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This latter day work is spiritual. It takes spirituality to comprehend it, to love it, to discern it. Therefore, seek the spirit in all you do. Keep it with you continually. That is our challenge.

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Unless we do his teachings, we do not demonstrate faith in him.

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Bad experience is a school that only fools keep going to.

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Be right, and then be easy to live with, if possible, but in that order.

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So Iverson got to know the secretary of agriculture, who was a guy named Ezra Taft Benson.

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