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Orange Jacobs: “He divided all ministers into two classes--knaves and fools.”

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He divided all ministers into two classes--knaves and fools.
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Orange Jacobs
Republican · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Jacobs summarizes a speaker's cynical view of ministers, categorizing them as either deceitful or foolish, which reflects a critical stance on religious leadership.

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