Charles Sumner: “The Saviour was nailed to the cross with a crown of thorns on his…”

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The Saviour was nailed to the cross with a crown of thorns on his head, as a disturber of that peace on earth which he came to declare.

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Sumner draws a parallel between the suffering of Christ and the persecution of those who disrupt the status quo.

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Charles Sumner: “The Saviour was nailed to the cross with a crown of thorns on his head, as a disturber of that peace on earth which he…”