On the recordJanuary 1, 1852
The immolators were preordained like the victim, and the holy race supplied both.
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Benjamin Disraeli
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
In his biography of Lord George Bentinck, Disraeli asserts that both the crucifiers and the crucified were divinely preordained from the Jewish people.
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