Martin Luther:

The ass needs to be beaten, and the populace needs to be ruled by force. God knew this well, and therefore he gave the ruler not a fox's tail, but a sword.

— Martin Luther Early Modern

Leader of the Protestant Reformation

Context

Against the Robbing and Murdering Hordes of Peasants, 1525

Date / Period

1525

Source

https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/source/luther-peasants.asp

Verification

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Explanation

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Method

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