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John Adams

Here is everything which can lay hold of the eye, ear and imagination - everything which can charm and bewitch the simple and ignorant. I wonder how Luther ever broke the spell.

John Adams

Imagination

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John Adams is describing something so powerful and captivating that it completely controls what people see, hear, and imagine, especially those who are not knowledgeable. He is amazed that Martin Luther was able to overcome this strong influence or illusion.

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