Martin Luther:

A simple layman armed with Scripture is to be believed above a pope or a cardinal without it.

— Martin Luther Early Modern

Leader of the Protestant Reformation

Quoted in 'Martin Luther--The Early Years', Christian History, no. 34.

Undated, but reflects his Reformation stance

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