“Even a most evil man is better than the devil!”

—  Jan Hus

Source: A Companion to Jan Hus (2015), pp. 201-202; Jan Hus in Booklet against the Cook-priest in response to the rival priest who swore that Hus is worse than any devil.

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Czech linguist, religion writer, theologist, university edu… 1369–1415

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