The Peril of the Republic of the United States of America - Percy T. Magan

And now the Inquisition was set in motion as
the instrument whereby this decree should be
carried into effect. It has been well said that,
however classified or entitled, the Inquisition was
only a machine for inquiring into a man’s thoughts,
and for burning him if the result was not
satisfactory. The Inquisition was that part of the
church which caused the savages of India and
America to shudder and turn chill at the very name
of Christianity.
It is said that one day the secular sheriff,
familiarly known as Red-rod, from the color of his
wand of office, met upon the high road, Titelmann,
the great inquisitor of Holland, and thus addressed
him:--
“How can you venture to go about alone, or at
most with one attendant or two, arresting people on
every side, while I dare not attempt to execute my
office, except at the head of a strong force, armed
in proof, and then only at the peril of my life?”
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