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The general interest of the masses might take the place of the insight of genius if it were allowed freedom of action.

Denis Diderot

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
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
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
Anyone who takes it upon himself, on his private authority, to break a bad law, thereby authorizes everyone else to break the good ones.
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Authority Break Goodness Oneself Privacy
Scepticism is the first step towards truth.
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Step Truth
Our observation of nature must be diligent, our reflection profound, and our experiments exact. We rarely see these three means combined; and for this reason, creative geniuses are not common.
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Creative Experiment Genius Nature Observation
I am wholly yours – you are everything to me; we will sustain each other in all the ills of life it may please fate to inflict upon us; you will soothe my troubles; I will comfort you in yours.
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Each Other Life Trouble Yourself
We swallow with one gulp the lie that flatters us, and drink drop by drop the truth which is bitter to us.
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Bitter Lying Swallow Truth
Only the bad man is alone.
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Alone Bad Man
At an early age I sucked up the milk of Homer, Virgil, Horace, Terence, Anacreon, Plato and Euripides, diluted with that of Moses and the prophets.
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Age Early Milk Myself
And his hands would plait the priest’s entrails, For want of a rope, to strangle kings.
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Hands King Priest
From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step.
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Oneself Path Step
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
The blood of Jesus Christ can cover a multitude of sins, it seems to me.
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Blood God Myself Sin
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
Posterity for the philosopher is what the other world is for the religious man.
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Man Philosophy Poster Religious

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