One Nation Under Gods

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Author: Richard Abanes


Quote mining, selective quotation and distortion

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Abanes quotes Brigham Young as saying "We shall pull the wool over the eyes of the American people and make them swallow Mormonism, polygamy and all."

There is no evidence in Abanes' cited source that Brigham said this.

  • Richard Abanes, One Nation Under Gods: A History of the Mormon Church (Thunder's Mouth Press, 2003), 281; citing "The Manifesto," Millennial Star 52 (24 Nov. 1890): 744.
  • There is no mention of this quotation anywhere in the cited article. See scan of original at: "The Manifesto," Millennial Star 52 (24 Nov. 1890): 744. here off-site

Commentary

  • Abanes seems to have relied on a secondary source without verifying it's claim. There is no evidence in the Millennial Star that Brigham made the statement. Abanes haste to condemn the Mormons led him to repeat a false claim.
  • See: Brigham Young—pulling the wool over Americans' eyes?

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