“Every Latter-day Saint should love the inspired Constitution of the United States - a nation with a spiritual foundation and a prophetic history - which nation the Lord has declared to be his base of operations in these latter days.”

Ezra Taft Benson was an American politician and religious leader in the mid-20th century. He served as the 12th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and later as the 14th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known for his conservative policies and influential sermons on faith, family, and national values.