Comments on: Mormon Pioneers and Their Modern-day Counterparts http://www.ldsliberty.org/mormon-pioneers-and-their-modern-day-counterparts/ Advancing the cause of liberty in light of the restored gospel. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:55:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ron Shirtz http://www.ldsliberty.org/mormon-pioneers-and-their-modern-day-counterparts/#comment-2430 Ron Shirtz Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:32:36 +0000 http://ldsliberty.org/?p=3914#comment-2430 Ms. Welker is merely practicing the art of co-opting the virtue of those who have gone before, like the chicken hawk politicians who wrap themselves with the American flag, or the exploitation of the grass roots movement authored by Ron Paul followers by mercenaries like Glenn Beck, Hannity, or 'Going Rogue" Palin. Just as Satan can only imitate, Governments cannot produce virtue--they steal it from its citizens accomplishments, heroism, or commercial success, and make it into a sheep's cloak to give them the appearance of respectability, and cover their own wolf-like nature. Ms. Welker is merely practicing the art of co-opting the virtue of those who have gone before, like the chicken hawk politicians who wrap themselves with the American flag, or the exploitation of the grass roots movement authored by Ron Paul followers by mercenaries like Glenn Beck, Hannity, or ‘Going Rogue” Palin.

Just as Satan can only imitate, Governments cannot produce virtue–they steal it from its citizens accomplishments, heroism, or commercial success, and make it into a sheep’s cloak to give them the appearance of respectability, and cover their own wolf-like nature.

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