“Many a family, in order to make a 'proper showing,' will commit itself for a larger and more expensive house than is needed, in an expensive neighborhood. Almost everyone would, it seems, like to keep up with the Joneses.”

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.