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I do not believe in making my authority as a husband or a father known by brute force; but by a superior intelligence – by showing them that I am capable of teaching them.
The Love of Truth and Righteousness Implanted in the Natural Man – Kindness and Firmness in Governments. Remarks made by President Brigham Young 1862
in: Journal of Discourses delivered by President Brigham Young, his two counsellors, the twelve apostles, and others. Volume IX. 1862
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