The human mind is, so to speak, a perpetual forge of idols.
— John Calvin Early Modern

Protestant reformer

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From 'Institutes of the Christian Religion', describing humanity's innate tendency toward idolatry.

Date / Period

1536

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https://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/institutes.iii.ii.html

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