“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they are the children of God” – Jesus Christ

“I, John Brown am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood.” – John Brown

Clearly, we can all see the parallels.

I don’t know about parallels but this certainly reads like a before and after.

It’s actually a misquote. He said “can never be purged away but with votes.”