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What is a monster? A being whose survival is incompatible with the existing order.

Denis Diderot

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
Scepticism is the first step toward truth.
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Path Step Truth
Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation, and lasts only as long as the force of him who commands prevails over that of those who obey.
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Command Force Obedience Power Violence
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
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
Mankind have banned the Divinity from their presence; they have relegated him to a sanctuary; the walls of the temple restrict his view; he does not exist outside of it.
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Anand Thakur
Does anyone really know where they’re going to?
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Direction Journey Path
One composition is meagre, though it has many figures; another is rich, though it has few.
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Composition Rich
First move me, astonish me, break my heart, let me tremble, weep, stare, be enraged-only then regale my eyes.
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Astonishment Eyes Move Myself
My ideas are my whores.
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Ideas One Liner Whore
Which is the greater merit, to enlighten the human race, which remains forever, or to save one’s fatherland, which is perishable?
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Enlightenment Father Greatness Oneself Perish Save
There is no true sovereign except the nation; there can be no true legislator except the people.
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Anand Thakur
Every man has his dignity. I’m willing to forget mine, but at my own discretion and not when someone else tells me to.
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Dignity Man Myself Willing
All abstract sciences are nothing but the study of relations between signs.
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Abstract Relationship Sign Study
Morals are in all countries the result of legislation and government; they are not African or Asian or European: they are good or bad.
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Bad Country Goodness Government Moral
Do you see this egg? With this you can topple every theological theory, every church or temple in the world.
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See Theory World

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