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I have somewhere read that conscience not only sits as witness and judge within our bosoms, but also forms the prison of punishment.

Hosea Ballou

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Hosea Ballou
Age: 81 †
Born: 1771
Born: April 30
Died: 1852
Died: June 6
Author
Theologian
Writer
Richmond
New Hampshire
Prison
Somewhere
Conscience
Bosoms
Judging
Sits
Within
Witness
Read
Punishment
Form
Judge
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Forms

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