John: Because those having her in custody were not without sin themselves ([viii, 3–11]).
The adoption of this principle would require the liberation of every criminal, because all men are fallible.
If man cannot punish crime because not free from sin himself, is it just in God, the author of all sin, to punish man for his sins?
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Whom did he pronounce blessed?
“Blessed are the poor in spirit” ([Matthew v, 3]).
“Is poverty of spirit a blessing? Surely not. Manliness of spirit, honesty of spirit, fulness of rightful purpose, these are virtues; but poverty of spirit is a crime.”—Bradlaugh.