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Sayed Mohammad Hosseini was hanged about two months after his arrest in early November.

The seven others including cult leader Shoko Asahara were hanged about three weeks ago.

A good many persons had the misfortune to be hanged about the time you mention, and for the same reason.

But the young man added more strongly: "It is a stumbling block to the young, as it is written: 'And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.'"

If therefore the hearing of curates be a scandal, we must refuse it, be the hazard what will: for 'whoso shall offend one of Christ's little ones, it were better for him that a milstone were hanged about his neck,' Matth. xviii.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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