"In his unregenerate state man never adequately realizes his utterly helpless condition. He imagines that he is able to reform himself and turn to God if he chooses" - Loraine Boettner

"In his unregenerate state man never adequately realizes his utterly helpless condition. He imagines that he is able to reform himself and turn to God if he chooses"

Loraine Boettner
(Boettner, The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination , 164).