“Neither the sword of popes, nor the cross, nor the image of death — nothing will halt the march of truth.”

— Ferenc Dávid

His last message, carved onto the walls of his dungeon cell, as quoted in For Faith and Freedom (1997) by Charles A. Howe, p. 109 
Context: Neither the sword of popes, nor the cross, nor the image of death — nothing will halt the march of truth. I wrote what I felt and that is what I preached with trusting spirit. I am convinced that after my destruction the teachings of false prophets will collapse.

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Hungarian noble 1510–1579

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