Was he inspired by Martin Luther?

“What harm would it do, if a man told a good strong lie for the sake of the good and for the Christian church … a lie out of necessity, a useful lie, a helpful lie, such lies would not be against God, he would accept them.” – Martin Luther

o Cited by his secretary, in a letter in Max Lenz, ed., Briefwechsel Landgraf Phillips des Grossmuthigen von Hessen mit Bucer, vol. 1. Source: Sissela Bok, Lying: Moral Choice In Public and Private Life‎, New York: Pantheon Books, 1978, p. 47. German text of the quote.

“Reason should be destroyed in all Christians.” — Martin Luther

“Reason is the enemy of faith” – Martin Luther

http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/29874.Martin_Luther?page=2

I haven’t.