"People sometimes punish to exact judgment for past actions. God disciplines in order to teach and always in the interest of those whom he disciplines."

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[W]e shall have the satisfaction of knowing that we have acted conscientiously, and have used our best judgment. And if we have to throw away our votes, we had better do so upon a worthy rather than an unworthy individual who might make use of the weapon we put in his hand to destroy us.

— Joseph Smith, Jr.