Luther succeeds where earlier critics failed because Holy Roman Empire princes use his critique as a pretext for autonomy and financial divorce from Rome.
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"...Church. But Martin Luther, he's fortunate in that he has powerful political patrons. The various princes of the Holy Roman Empire want more autonomy..."
"...in the military is he's very good at coming close with political patrons. He's very good at identifying political patrons and getting them to..."
"...he was because of political maneuvering. He was able to identify political patrons early in his career and he did whatever they asked of..."
"...of the same personality, okay? Julius Caesar was able to identify political patrons very early on and outmaneuver them as they amassed power. Julius..."
"...okay? Hitler was able to amass power because he outmaneuvered his political patrons and allies. We will study this, okay? Remember, the Nazis did..."
"...burn him at the stake. But again, he's protected by powerful political patrons, and they fight a war over this issue. And it ends..."
"...patron of a man named Benjamin Netanyahu. He is the main political patron and financial donor to Benjamin Netanyahu. So Sheldon Ellison supports both..."
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