Joseph Smith Jr. Quotes
Go tell your general for me that if he does not immediately withdraw his men, I will send them to hell!
The Mormons have been the victims of more religious persecution and violence than any other religion in America. They became aggressive in defending themselves as this quotation illustrates.
Joseph Smith, Jr., 1805-1844, Founder of the Mormon Religion, Smith's reply to a truce-flag-bearing representative of a militia mob of 3500 men who told the camp of a couple hundred Mormons, "We are going to wipe you out."
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Chavez frequently insulted officials and leaders of other countries. See linked quotes for examples.
He grossly underestimated the intensity of the American patriotic feeling and the fighting ability of the Colonists. He Commanded the Royal Marines at the Battle of Bunker Hill where he was killed by a shot fired by ex-slave and Black Patriot, Peter Salem. Note the recommendation to destroy towns. At the time, that was considered improper in warfare between nations, yet it was not so clear in fighting a rebellion. However, this was against British policy and it was not a tactic employed in trying to suppress the American Revolution.
The Dutch Monarch William V, Prince of Orange, was in a very precarious position and might be deposed. Officially Harris and the British were supporting him and Harris was giving him money to firm up his regime, but their great fear was that the French would support and control the Patriot Revolutionary movement, then quite active or even intervene militarily to aid the Patriots.
President Obama had publicly drawn a line in the sand stating the Syrian government must not use chemical weapons to put down the revolution and they went ahead and did it anyway. They did turn over all their chemical weapons to coalition forces, but Obama did not order any military or serious economic retribution for having dared to cross the line. The President argued that now that there were no chemical weapons in the hands of the government, the problem was solved. Many, including Gates, thought that this was a big mistake because American foreign policy and military prestige was at stake—that future presidents had diminished credibility because the United States might or might not follow through with their threats. See {642572} for a similar criticism.
Joseph Smith, Jr. was an American religious leader and founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. When he was twenty-four, Smith published the Book of Mormon. By the time of his death fourteen years later, he had attracted tens of thousands of followers and founded a religious culture that continues to the present.
