We have used the Bible as if it were a mere special constable's handbook, an opium dose for keeping beasts of burden patient while they are overloaded.
Charles KingsleyAbout author
- Author's profession: Clergyman
- Nationality: english
- Born: June 12, 1819
- Died: January 23, 1875
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