Superstition, idolatry, and hypocrisy have ample wages, but truth… — Martin Luther · Skopia

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Superstition, idolatry, and hypocrisy have ample wages, but truth goes a-begging.

In the original German

Superstition, falsche Lehre und Heuchelei gibt Geldes genug; Wahrheit gehet betteln!

1569

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1569 Protestant Reformation

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Luther, Martin. The Table Talk of Martin Luther, edited by Thomas S. Kepler. Dover Press, 2005.

Original citation

Luther, Martin. Tischreden [Table Talk]. Eisleben, 1566.

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