On the recordJanuary 1, 1852
Could that be a crime which secured for all mankind eternal joy--which vanquished Satan, and opened the gates of Paradise?
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Benjamin Disraeli
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Editor's note · Context
From his biography of Lord George Bentinck, Disraeli poses a rhetorical question challenging the notion of the crucifixion as a crime given its redemptive outcome.
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