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There are Goliaths all around you, hulking giants with evil intent to destroy you. These are not nine-foot tall men, but they are men and institutions that control attractive but evil things that may challenge and weaken and destroy you. Included in these are beer and other liquors and tobacco. Those who market these products would like to enslave you into the use of them. There are drugs of various kinds. There is pornography, seductive and interesting and inviting. It has become a giant industry, producing magazines, films, and other materials designed to take your money and lead you toward activities that would destroy you. The giants who are behind these efforts are formidable and skillful. They've gained vast experience in the war they are carrying on. They would like to ensnare you. It is almost impossible to entirely avoid their products, at least seeing them. You see these materials on all sides. But you need not fear if you have the slingshot of truth in your hands. You have been counseled and taught and advised. You have the stone of virtue and honor and integrity to use against these enemies who would like to conquer you. You can triumph over them by disciplining yourselves to avoid them. Victory will be yours. There is not a boy within the sound of my voice who needs to succumb to any of these forces. You have His power within you to sustain you.

Goliaths all Around You

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President Hinckley compares the temptations of the world to the Goliath of old.
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