"Rigdon's doctrine," wrote Smith, "is a vile one because it is held by the whole sect of perfectionists which are now scattered through the Churches of the eastern States, and is a proof that the glory of the Lord is departed from them, for they say that a man may be married to one wife in an earthly manner, and she who is to be his in a spiritual and eternal manner may be another woman, and this is vile; therefore I've cast out Sydney Rigdon and called him apostate.
"The Mormon Prophet"
Lily Dougall
With a firm and deep religious basis, any Socialistic scheme may succeed, though vicious in organization and at war with human nature, as I deem Shaker Communism and the antagonist or 'Free Love' Community of perfectionists at Oneida.
"History of American Socialisms"
John Humphrey Noyes
You can number perfectionists by tens of thousands on such abstract terms as these.
"The Five Great Philosophies of Life"
William de Witt Hyde