“The human being, corrupted to the root, can neither desire nor perform anything but evil.”
Martin Luther (1483–1546) seminal figure in Protestant Reformation
The Making of Martin Luther, By Richard Rex, p66
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“Christianity is at the root of the evil that has corrupted the West. This is the truth, and it does not admit uncertainty.”
— Julius Evola, book Imperialismo Pagano
Imperialismo Pagano (1928) · Excerpts http://www.juliusevola.net/excerpts/Tradition_of_the_Mysteries_against_Christianity.html
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