David O. McKay

Freedom of choice is more to be treasured than any possession earth can give.

What you think about when you don't have to think, shows what you really are.

Into the soul of every student I would have instilled the patriotic fervor of Patrick Henry.

As precious as life itself is our heritage of individual freedom, for man's free agency is a God-given gift.

Happiness and peace will come to earth only as the light of love and human compassion enter the souls of men.

Only to the extent that men desire peace and brotherhood can the world be made better. No peace even though temporarily obtained, will be permanent, whether to individuals or nations, unless it is built upon the solid foundation of eternal principles.

Men may yearn for peace, cry for peace, and work for peace, but there will be no peace until they follow the path pointed out by the Living Christ. He is the true light of men's lives.

There is a crying need today to have this truth heralded throughout the land that youth especially may appreciate and hold the freedom of the individual as sacred as did our revolutionary fathers.

Let us realize that: the privilege to work is a gift, the power to work is a blessing, the love of work is success!