There are some things to which we have a legal right but which we cannot afford, and the acceptance of public relief is one of them. It requires too great a sacrifice in self-respect and in political, temporal and spiritual independence. It requires too great a sacrifice in industry and thrift, those sterling virtues possessed by the people who built our nation and established us in these mountain valleys. For these reasons we could not afford to accept public relief, even though we might be assured that it will always be available. We have, however, no such assurance. . . . The Lord has told us to take care of our own, and we do not propose to evade the commission.
Marion G. Romney, Marion G. Romney: His Life and Faith by F. Burton Howard. Bookcraft. Salt Lake City. 1988. P.120. Originally in the Improvement Era, March 1944, pp.141, 189.
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