Martin Luther
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Accordingly if the devil should say, 'Do not drink,' you should reply to him, 'On this very account, because you forbid it, I shall drink, and what is more, I shall drink a generous amount. Thus one must always do the opposite of that which Satan prohibits. What do you think is my reason for drinking wine undiluted, talking freely, and eating more often, if it is not to torment and vex the devil who made up his mind to torment and vex me. ✨ Martin Luther, Theodore G. Tappert (2003). Luther: Letters of Spiritual Counsel, p.86, Regent College Publishing

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