Archive for the ‘Political Principles’ Category


All Right-Thinking Americans Should Now Take Their Stand

So I urge all Americans to put their courage to the test. Be firm in our conviction that our cause is just. Reaffirm our faith in all things for which true Americans have always stood.
I urge all Americans to arouse themselves and stay aroused. We must not make any further concessions to communism at [...]

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Fifteen Principles Which Make For Good And Proper Government

This entry is part 23 of 23 in the series Proper Role of Government (by Ezra Taft Benson)

As an Independent American for constitutional government I declare that:
(1) I believe that no people can maintain freedom unless their political institutions are founded upon faith in God and belief in the existence of moral law.
(2) I believe that God has endowed men with certain unalienable rights as set forth in the Declaration [...]

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Summary Thus Far

This entry is part 22 of 23 in the series Proper Role of Government (by Ezra Taft Benson)

As I summarize what I have attempted to cover, try to visualize the structural relationship between the six vital concepts that have made America the envy of the world. I have reference to the foundation of the Divine Origin of Rights; Limited Government; the pillars of economic Freedom and Personal Freedom, which result in Abundance; [...]

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What Is Wrong With A “Little” Socialism?

This entry is part 21 of 23 in the series Proper Role of Government (by Ezra Taft Benson)

Obviously, not all welfare-state programs currently in force can be dropped simultaneously without causing tremendous economic and social upheaval. To try to do so would be like finding oneself at the controls of a hijacked airplane and attempting to return it by simply cutting off the engines in flight. It must be flown back, lowered [...]

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But What About The Needy?

On the surface this may sound heartless and insensitive to the needs of those less fortunate individuals who are found in any society, no matter how affluent. “What about the lame, the sick and the destitute? Is an often-voice question. Most other countries in the world have attempted to use the power of government to [...]

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The Power Of True Liberty From Improper Governmental Interference

This entry is part 20 of 23 in the series Proper Role of Government (by Ezra Taft Benson)

Nearly two hundred years ago, Adam Smith, the Englishman, who understood these principles very well, published his great book, THE WEALTH OF NATIONS, which contains this statement:
“The natural effort of every individual to better his own condition, when suffered to exert itself with freedom and security, is so powerful a principle, that it is [...]

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An Example Of The Consequences Of Disregarding These Principles

This entry is part 19 of 23 in the series Proper Role of Government (by Ezra Taft Benson)

We have before us currently a sad example of what happens to a nation which ignores these principles. Former FBI agent, Dan Smoot, succinctly pointed this out on his broadcast number 649, dated January 29, 1968, as follows:
“England was killed by an idea: the idea that the weak, indolent and profligate must be supported [...]

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A Formula For Prosperity

This entry is part 18 of 23 in the series Proper Role of Government (by Ezra Taft Benson)

The principle behind this American philosophy can be reduced to a rather simple formula:
1. Economic security for all is impossible without widespread abundance.
2. Abundance is impossible without industrious and efficient production.
3. Such production is impossible without energetic, willing and eager labor.
4. This is not possible without incentive.
5. Of all forms [...]

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The Real Cause Of American Prosperity

This entry is part 17 of 23 in the series Proper Role of Government (by Ezra Taft Benson)

Why, then, do Americans bake more bread, manufacture more shoes and assemble more TV sets than Russians do? They do so precisely because our government does NOT guarantee these things. If it did, there would be so many accompanying taxes, controls, regulations and political manipulations that the productive genius that is America’s would soon be [...]

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The Basic Error Of Marxism

This entry is part 16 of 23 in the series Proper Role of Government (by Ezra Taft Benson)

According to Marxist doctrine, a human being is primarily an economic creature. In other words, his material well-being is all important; his privacy and his freedom are strictly secondary. The Soviet constitution reflects this philosophy in its emphasis on security: food, clothing, housing, medical care – the same things that might be considered in a [...]

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