"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."
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ClergyChristian leadersAcademics from the Czech RepublicTheologians from the Czech RepublicPeople excommunicated by the Catholic Church
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