“I know that a Christian should be humble, but against the Pope I am going to be proud and say to him: “You, Pope, I will not have you for my boss, for I am sure that my doctrine is divine.””

—  Martin Luther

Source: Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians (1535), Chapter 2, Verse 6

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