"He that does not strive with all his powers of body and mind, with all his influence at home and abroad-and cause others to do so too-to seek peace and maintain it for his own benefit and convenience, and for the honor of his State, nation, and country, has no claim on the clemency{mercy} of man; nor should he be entitled to the friendship of woman or the protection of government. He is the canker-worm to gnaw his own vitals; and the vulture to prey upon his own body; he is, as to his own prospects and prosperity in life, a {destroyer} of his own pleasure. But the peacemaker, O give ear to him! for the words of his mouth and his doctrine drop like the rain, and distil as the dew. They are like the gentle mist upon the herbs, and as the moderate shower upon the grass."
Teachings of Joseph Smith
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