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Born To be Free

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

-- Declaration of Independence

"No man is good enough to govern another man, without the other's consent.  I say this is the leading principle -- the sheet anchor of American republicanism."

-- Abraham Lincoln

"There can be no moral right in connection with one man's making a slave of another."

-- Abraham Lincoln

"I teach them correct principles and they govern themselves."

-- Joseph Smith

"And we will prove them herewith, to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them;"

-- Abraham 3:25

Compulsion Leads to Rebellion

"...compulsion engenders a spirit of rebellion..."

-- Joseph F. Smith

"Better teach them the principle, and let them observe it when they are old enough to choose intelligently, than to so compel them."

-- Joseph F. Smith

"Give me liberty or give me death!"

-- Patrick Henry