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The most damnable and pernicious heresy that has ever plagued the mind of man was the idea that somehow he could make himself good enough to deserve to live with an all-holy God.

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Martin Luther
Age: 62 †
Born: 1483
Born: November 10
Died: 1546
Died: February 18
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