Alma 61

We learn how magnanimous Pahoran is. He has been removed from this throne by an insurrection of men who have also made a pact with the Lamanites so that their leader can be king of the Nephites. Moroni would not have known this. But Pahoran says, “You have censured me, but it mattereth not; I am not angry, but do rejoice in the greatness of your heart.” That is not the kind of leader we see in most of our politicians today. There would be retribution for Moroni’s words. There would be a campaign to discredit him as a leader and destroy his reputation. No one is better at breaking the commandment “thou shalt not bear witness” than today’s politicians. They will be held accountable for the false things they say about others. They will pass it off as “just politics.” But when you lie or hint at something false and untrue about another person, in order to have them perceived as someone different than they really are, that isn’t politics, that is bearing false witness. Truth builds, lies destroy. No wonder those who lie are condemned to hell by the Lord.