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Will the Constitution be destroyed? No: it will be held inviolate by…
Quote byBrigham Young · 1801–1877
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Journal of Discourses 7:15 (July 4, 1854).
English (original)
Will the Constitution be destroyed? No: it will be held inviolate by this people; and, as Joseph Smith said, "The time will come when the destiny of the nation will hang upon a single thread. At that critical juncture, this people will step forth and save it from the threatened destruction." It will be so.
— Brigham Young
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