See this page in the original 1992 publication.
Author: Hancock, Ralph C.
While LDS scripture reinforces the traditional Christian duty of "respect and deference" to civil laws and governments in general as "instituted of God for the benefit of man" (D&C 134:1, 6), Latter-day Saints attach special significance to the Constitution of the United States of America. They believe that the Lord "established the Constitution of this land, by the hands of wise men whom [he] raised up unto this very purpose" (D&C 101:80). The Prophet Joseph Smith once described himself as "the greatest advocate of the Constitution of the United States there is on the earth" (Hc 6:56-57). All of his successors as President of the Church have reaffirmed the doctrine of an inspired Constitution. This consistent endorsement is notable, for basic LDS teachings are far removed from the premises of American liberalism, and largely as a result of these differences, Latter-day Saints suffered considerable persecution before achieving an accommodation with mainstream America.
More at the link:
https://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Constitution_of_the_United_States_of_America
https://www.jstor.org/stable/23919344?seq=1
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Dear RM Agents and Readers,
Where the US government went wrong was and can be read in the book, "The Day They Bombed Utah". Yet, most Mormons understand fully what the Constitution of America means for Individual Rights. They also know in this time of history to question things and not just believe in what the government says, as should be the case with each one of us. We should question!!!
Of course in the time, the individual is minimized and seen as a problem that has little concern for his fellow man. Sure this happens, especially when so many churches have been shut down (that was what that was about).
The people of today that are subservient to a government of and by the collective borg types wish to replace the understanding of being a good kind person with the government telling you to be a good kind person. The government in the hands of the Democrats of today seek the society of the book, "1984", by George Orwell.
Easy sex and lots of drugs keep the people sick of body, mind and heart and under governmental control and why you should make sure they have lots of sex and drugs.
Could have cross referenced this with, "Brave New World", the point in both is the same, an all powerful government.
Brave New World warns of the dangers of giving the state control over new and powerful technologies. One illustration of this theme is the rigid control of reproduction through technological and medical intervention, including the surgical removal of ovaries, the Bokanovsky Process, and hypnopaedic conditioning.
Brave New World: Themes | SparkNotes
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The Dangers of Totalitarianism
1984 is a political novel written with the purpose of warning readers in the West of the dangers of totalitarian government.
1984: Themes | SparkNotes
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The Chinese Communist Party is led by one man, Xi Jinping, whom is stronger than any leader since Mao.
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Chairman Mao Zedong
Mao in 1959
Chairman of the Communist Party of China
In office March 20, 1943 – September 9, 1976
Deputy Liu Shaoqi Lin Biao Zhou Enlai Hua Guofeng
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Mao Zedong - Wikipedia
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Who Killed More: Hitler, Stalin, or Mao?
Ian Johnson
https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2018/02/05/who-killed-more-hitler-stalin-or-mao/
Mao won hands down.
According to Chang, Mao was responsible for 70 million deaths in peacetime—“more than any other twentieth-century leader.”
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Dear RM Agents and Readers,
That was for those that never asked the hard questions.
Many Blessings,
CrystalRiver
