Henry Ward Beecher

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Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
@PlymouthPastor

I preached from Plymouth pulpit for forty years. I auctioned enslaved people to freedom in my church. Liberty is not a metaphor — it is a banner you carry.

Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
@PlymouthPastor·1861·"The National Flag" sermon

This nation has a banner… it is the banner of Dawn. It means Liberty… Every color means liberty; every thread means liberty.