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The only law that a Christian should listen to and read is the law of God's Commandments. And it is not right to comply with, implement or observe any other law.

— Jan Hus A Companion to Jan Hus (2015)

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Even a most evil man is better than the devil!

A Companion to Jan Hus (2015)

It is impossible that Christendom finds its peace in God's will, if the priesthood is not being called to order.

A Companion to Jan Hus (2015)

If I knew a foreigner from anywhere in his virtue who would love God and would be interested in the good more than my own brother, he would be dearer to me than my brother. And hence I prefer good English priests over timid Czech priests and good German over an evil brother.

A Companion to Jan Hus (2015)

The people from Prague and other Czechs should be whipped who speak half Czech and half German (...) And who could enumerate how the Czech language has already been corrupted, so that the true Czech hears they speak, but he does not understand them. And from that arises envy, anger, conflict, strife and Czech humiliation.

A Companion to Jan Hus (2015)

It is better to die well, than to live wrongly (...) who is afraid of death loses the joy of life; truth prevails all, prevails who is killed, because no adversity can harm him, who is not dominated by injustice.

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