[Alex Murphy]

"Since Your Majesty and Your Lordships desire a simple reply, I will answer.

Unless I am convinced by Scripture and by plain reason, and not by Popes and councils who have so often contradicted themselves, my conscience is captive to the word of God. To go against conscience is neither right nor safe.

I cannot, and I will not recant. Here I stand. I can do no other.

God help me."
- Martin Luther, from the Eric Till film Luther

[Antoninus]

I cannot, and I will not recant. Here I stand. I can do no other.

Pride goeth before the fall.

[annalex]

God bless you.

Unless I am convinced by Scripture and by plain reason, and not by Popes and councils

The Holy Scripture sets the Church, and not itself, as the supreme arbiter:

if he will not hear the church, let him be to thee as the heathen and publican (Mt 18:17)

It would have been especially foolish for Luther to say so, since his superstitious notions of sola fide and sola scriptura are nowhere in the scripture, while his creative editing of the scripture to suit his whims is a matter of historical record.

Lucky for the damn jerk, there is no evidence that he actually said that, -- the catchy phrase seems to be another invention in the Protestant heap of myths.