I am rough, boorish, stormy, and altogether warlike. I am born to fight with devils and factions, and to lay waste the kingdom of Satan.
— Martin Luther Early Modern

Leader of the Protestant Reformation

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Letter to Wolfgang Capito

Date / Period

1537

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Shocking

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https://books.google.com/books?id=xV1iAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA219#v=onepage&q&f=false

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