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Distance is a great promoter of admiration.

Denis Diderot

The God of the Christians is a father who makes much of his apples, and very little of his children.
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Children Father God Himself
There is no true sovereign except the nation; there can be no true legislator except the people.
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Anand Thakur
No man has received from nature the right to give orders to others. Freedom is a gift from heaven, and every individual of the same species has the right to enjoy it as soon as he is in enjoyment of his reason.
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Enjoyment Heaven Man Nature Reason Receive
The general interest of the masses might take the place of the insight of genius if it were allowed freedom of action.
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Action Allow Freedom Genius Interest Place
The blood of Jesus Christ can cover a multitude of sins, it seems to me.
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Blood God Myself Sin
The most dangerous madmen are those created by religion, and people whose aim is to disrupt society always know how to make good use of them on occasion.
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Creation Dangerous Mad Man Occasion Religion
To prove the Gospels by a miracle is to prove an absurdity by something contrary to nature.
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Anand Thakur
Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man.
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Fine Himself Live Man Peace Possession Purity Religious
What has not been examined impartially has not been well examined. Skepticism is therefore the first step towards truth.
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Impartial Path Step Truth
There is only one virtue, justice; only one duty, to be happy; only one corollary, not to overvalue life and not to fear death.
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Death Fear Happiness Justice Virtue
There is only one passion, the passion for happiness.
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Happiness Oneself Passion
If there are one hundred thousand damned souls for one saved soul, the devil has always the advantage without having given up his son to death.
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Anand Thakur
Instinct guides the animal better than the man. In the animal it is pure, in man it is led astray by his reason and intelligence.
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Animal Guide Instinct Intelligence Reason
Distance is a great promoter of admiration.
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Admire Distance Greatness Promote
The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers.
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Anand Thakur
A thing is not proved because no one has ever questioned it. Skepticism is the first step toward truth.
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Evidence Question Truth

Distance is a great promoter of admiration.

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