Francis Lieber, Social Scientist and Commentator
"Monogamy … is one of the pre-existing conditions of our existence as civilized white men. Strike it out, and you destroy our very being." ("The Mormon," 1855)
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In "The Mormons," Francis Lieber insists that religious liberty means that "no one shall be troubled about his faith — his inner man; but acts remain for ever subject to the law."
