"The belief in authority is the source of conscience; which is therefore not the voice of God in the heart of man, but the voice of some men in man."

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All the modern christian churches, who deny new revelation, have no more authority to preach, baptize, or administer any other ordinance of the gospel than the idolatrous Hindoos have; indeed all their administrations are worse than in vain — they are a solemn mockery in the sight of God.

— Orson Pratt