"How many does it take to annul the commandments of God, and render that lawful, which HE has forbidden? How many does it take to metamorphose wickedness into righteousness?"
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Adin Ballou
Adin Ballou (23 April 1803 – 5 August 1890) was an American Unitarian minister, abolitionist and pacifist.
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