Joseph, in a letter, writes that the Constitution is a glorious standard and a heavenly banner.
Joseph Smith, Letter to Edward Partridge and the Church, ca. March 22, 1839, 8, The Joseph Smith Papers website, accessed August 11, 2021
[W]e say that the constitution of the Unitid States is a glorious standard it is founded in the wisdom of God. it is a heavenly banner it is to all those who are privilaged with the sweats of its liberty like the cooling shades and refreshing watters of a greate rock in a thirsty and a weary land.