Carolina QuotesNo one need think that the world can be ruled without blood. The civil sword shall and must be red and bloody.
Andrew Jackson Carolinian
Source
Martin Luther, Von Kaufhandlung und Wucher, 1524, (Vol. XV, p. 302, of the Weimar edition of Luther's works).
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- 1524
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- p. 302
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“No one need think that the world can be ruled without blood.…” Andrew Jackson. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-D7E7AE3032. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/d7e7ae3032
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