“If I had forty wives in the United States, they did not know it, and could not substantiate it, neither did I ask any lawyer, judge, or magistrate for them. I live above the law, and so do this people. Do the laws of the United States require us to crouch and bow down to the miserable wretches who violate them? No.”Brigham Young, August 1, 1852 · Weaknesses of Man—Loyalty of the Saints—Corruption of the World—True Liberty—Conduct of the American People · JD 1:358-365