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If man will not recognize the inequalities around him and voluntarily, through the gospel plan, come to the aid of his brother, he will find that through __ democratic process_ he will be forced to come to the aid of his brother. The government will take from the __aves_ and give to the __ave nots._ Both have lost their freedom. Those who __ave,_ lost their freedom to give voluntarily of their own free will and in the way they desire. Those who __ave not,_ lost their freedom because they did not earn what they received. They got __omething for nothing,_ and they will neither appreciate the gift nor the giver of the gift.
Howard W. Hunter The Teachings of Howard W. Hunter, Fourteenth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
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If man will not recognize the inequalities around him and voluntarily, through the gospel plan, come to the aid of his brother, he will find that through __ democratic process_ he will be forced to come to the aid of his brother. The government will take from the __aves_ and give to the __ave nots._ Both have lost their freedom. Those who __ave,_ lost their freedom to give voluntarily of their own free will and in the way they desire. Those who __ave not,_ lost their freedom because they did not earn what they received. They got __omething for nothing,_ and they will neither appreciate the gift nor the giver of the gift.
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Howard W. Hunter

The Teachings of Howard W. Hunter, Fourteenth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

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