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Come, saints and sinners, hear me tell How pious priests whip Jack and Nell, And women buy and children sell, And preach all sinners down to hell, And sing of heavenly union.
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Frederick Douglass
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Douglass uses satire to criticize the moral contradictions of religious leaders who exploit and oppress others.
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