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Keyword: Scripture
Expression:

"Unless I am convicted of error … by the Scriptures to which I have appealed, and my conscience is taken captive by God’s Word, I cannot and will not recant of anything, for to act against our conscience is neither safe for us, nor open to us. Here I stand. I can do no other. May God help me! Amen."

Voice: Martin Luther
Circumstance: Spoken by Martin Luther to defend his stance at the Diet of Worms in 1521 according to unconfirmed traditional account
Citation: James P. Eckman, "Exploring Church History" (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2002), 48-49.
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