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Many thought: the voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
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gutenberg.orgDe Alexander: “Many thought: the voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”
Editor's note · Context
This quote reflects the biblical metaphor often used in political discourse to describe deception or misrepresentation.
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