"Play the man, Master Ridley; we shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out."
— Hugh Latimer

January 1, 1970

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Be of good cheer, Master Ridley, and play the man, for we shall this day light such a candle in England as I trust by God's grace shall never be put out. — As quoted in The Conscience of Culture (1953) by Everett Tilson, p. 116