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Charles Sumner: “Did not the Saviour seize the thongs with which to drive the money-changers from the Temple?”

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Did not the Saviour seize the thongs with which to drive the money-changers from the Temple?
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner drew a parallel between Jesus driving out money-changers and the need for moral action against corruption.

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