Why does it [government] always crucify Christ, and excommunicate Cope…

Henry David Thoreau
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Why does it [government] always crucify Christ, and excommunicate Copernicus and Luther, and pronounce Washington and Franklin rebels? ✨ Henry David Thoreau, Barry Andrews (2005). True Harvest: Readings from Henry David Thoreau for Every Day of the Year, p.298, Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
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