The stinking puddle from which usury, thievery and robbery arises is our lords and princes. They make all creatures their property—the fish in the water, the birds in the air, the plant in the earth must all be theirs. Then they proclaim God's commandments among the poor and say, "You shall not steal." They oppress everyone, the poor peasant, the craftsman are skinned and scraped.


Letter to the Princes, as cited in Transforming Faith Communities: A Comparative Study of Radical Christianity, p. 173

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The stinking puddle from which usury, thievery and robbery arises is our lords and princes. They make all creatures their property—the fish in the...

The stinking puddle from which usury, thievery and robbery arises is our lords and princes. They make all creatures their property—the fish in the...

The stinking puddle from which usury, thievery and robbery arises is our lords and princes. They make all creatures their property—the fish in the...

The stinking puddle from which usury, thievery and robbery arises is our lords and princes. They make all creatures their property—the fish in the...