That the sole object and only legitimate end of government is to prote…

Ezra Taft Benson
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That the sole object and only legitimate end of government is to protect the citizen in the enjoyment of life, liberty, and property, and when the government assumes other functions it is usurpation and oppression. ✨ Ezra Taft Benson (1969). An enemy hath done this
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