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Celebration of the Fourth of July – George Albert Smith

Fellow Citizens—the circumstances under which we are now assembled are those of no ordinary character. The display made on the present occasion and the vast assemblage on this ground indicate in a great degree, I might say perfectly, the result of liberty, of

Orson Pratt

Celebration of American Independence – Orson Pratt

Address by Elder Orson Pratt, Sen., July 4th, 1860. I rise, not for the purpose of delivering a lengthy address before this assembly. I do not claim to be an orator, a statesmen, or a politician; but I am an American citizen, in common

Principles of the Constitution

Views of the Prophet on Constitutional Powers – Joseph Smith

I have examined the Constitution upon this subject and find my doubts removed. The Constitution is not a law, but it empowers the people to make laws. For instance, the Constitution governs the land of Iowa, but it is not a law for the

Spirits of Just Men Made Perfect

Angels and Spirits by Joseph Smith

The organization of the spiritual and heavenly worlds, and of spiritual and heavenly beings, was agreeable to the most perfect order and harmony: their limits and bounds were fixed irrevocably, and voluntarily subscribed to in their heavenly estate by themselves, and were by our

Joseph Smith Speeches

The Prophet on the Constitution of the United States and the Bible—Temporal Economics

It is one of the first principles of my life, and one that I have cultivated from my childhood, having been taught it by my father, to allow every one that liberty of conscience. I am the greatest advocate of the Constitution of the

Zion

Nobility of Character Essential to a Great Nation

America, and this includes Canada and the Southern Republics, was a choice land when the Jaredites left the land of Shinar approximately four thousand years ago. So was it fourteen hundred years later when Lehi and his colony formed the nucleus of a nation,

Tariffs

Fed study: Trump tariffs backfired, caused job losses and higher prices

By Brooke Seipel - 12/27/19 09:18 PM EST President Trump's tariffs on imports — meant to boost the economy — ultimately led to job losses and higher prices, a new study from the Federal Reserve has found. "We find that tariff increases enacted

Henry Kissinger

Sanders criticizes Pompeo for meeting with 'destructive' Kissinger

THE HILL | By Zack Budryk - 09/29/19 03:26 PM EDT Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) criticized a meeting between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former Secretary of State and national security adviser Henry Kissinger, noting Kissinger’s “destructive” legacy. “Henry Kissinger

China

Do China’s cosy meetings with US statesman Henry Kissinger actually do any good?

Former secretary of state always receives a warm welcome in Beijing, but can he help to bridge the widening gap in China-US ties?Analysts say the veteran is great at pointing out problems, but seldom offers any worthwhile solutionsShi Jiangtao [email protected]

China

One China (unreformed), two Henrys (unrepentant)

By Joseph Bosco, opinion contributor - 12/05/19 10:00 AM EST No living person has had a more profound influence on relations between the United States and the People’s Republic of China than Henry Kissinger. He served as President Richard Nixon’

Donald Trump

Trump called the CEOs of the biggest US banks on Wednesday as the stock market plunged

PUBLISHED FRI, AUG 16 201912:13 PM EDTUPDATED SAT, AUG 17 20199:11 AM EDT Trump held the call with J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, Bank of America’s Brian Moynihan and Citigroup’s Michael Corbat, according to people with knowledge of

International Banks

Holding Megabanks Accountable: A Review of Global Systemically Important Banks 10 Years After the Financial Crisis

China

Henry Kissinger told White House he talked to Xi about Trump, Kudlow says

Eamon Javers | Kevin Breuninger Wednesday, 18 Dec 2019 08:01 PM EST Henry Kissinger met in China with President Xi Jinping, and the details of his conversations were passed onto President Donald Trump, White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow tells CNBCKissinger met with Xi

Islam

Babylon!

Is Islam a religion of peace? Or better yet, "is Islam compatible with Christianity as we look toward the establishing of Christian schools all across America with the understanding that Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world?”

Prohibition

David O. McKay - April 1833 General Conference

This reversal of sentiment is due in general to one of two conditions — perhaps both. Either Prohibition has failed to achieve the results anticipated, or the people finding themselves in such desperate financial straits are being swept off their feet in their eagerness to

Climate Change

Gore's Alarmism Wins Nobel

By David Warren | Real Clear Politics | October 15, 2007 We (royal we) awoke Friday morning to the following citation from the Nobel Committee, awarding their Peace Prize for 2007, not to us for our thoughtful columns on Iraq, Afghanistan, and the global menace of

Gog & Magog

TABLE OF NATIONS - Ham, Shem & Japheth

---------- HAM - (cham; Cham) ---------- 1. The Youngest Son of Noah: The youngest son of Noah, from whom sprang the western and southwestern nations known to the Hebrews. His name first occurs in Genesis 5:32, where, as in 6:10 and elsewhere,

American History

John L. Freeman Tax-Evasion Groups

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - 761 F.2d 549 (9th Cir. 1985)Argued and Submitted March 5, 1985. Decided May 22, 1985. As Amended June 5, 1982 Robert E. Lindsay, Alan Hechtkopf, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for

2016 Election

News Coverage of the 2016 National Conventions: Negative News, Lacking Context

September 21, 2016, 5:00 am By Thomas E. Patterson Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press in Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Papers, Politics & Government, Research A new report from Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy analyzes

2016 Election

News Coverage of the 2016 Presidential Primaries: Horse Race Reporting Has Consequences

July 11, 2016, 6:00 am By Thomas E. Patterson, Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press in Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Papers, Politics & Government, Research A new report from Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy analyzes

2016 Election

Pre-Primary News Coverage of the 2016 Presidential Race: Trump’s Rise, Sanders’ Emergence, Clinton’s Struggle

June 13, 2016, 6:00 am By Thomas E. Patterson, Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press in Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Papers, Politics & Government, Research A new report from Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy analyzes

2016 Election

News Coverage of Donald Trump’s First 100 Days

May 18, 2017, 9:00 am By Thomas E. Patterson Bradlee Professor of Government and the Pressin Government Institutions, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Papers, Politics & Government, Research A new report from Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and

Japheth

The Day of the Gentile (Chapter Five) by Alvin R. Dyer

Chapter Five: Noah and Three Sons Of Noah and his three sons, the scriptures say: And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan. These are the three sons

Restoring the Constitution

Liberty Amendment Timeline

June 2, 1944 • In his newspaper column, Mr. Stone recommended an amendment to the Constitution to restrain federal powers. His recommendation was base on many years study of ancient, medieval and American history, and of the American principles of personal freedom, supported by his

Restoring the Constitution

Liberty Amendment Text

Section 1. The Government of the United States shall not engage in any business, professional, commercial, financial or industrial enterprise except as specified in the Constitution. Section 2. The constitution or laws of any State, or the laws of the United States shall not

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