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What has not been examined impartially has not been well examined. Skepticism is therefore the first step towards truth.
Denis Diderot
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Denis Diderot
Age: 70 †
Born: 1713
Born: October 5
Died: 1784
Died: July 31
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When superstition is allowed to perform the task of old age in dulling the human temperament, we can say goodbye to all excellence in poetry, in painting, and in music.
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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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The world is the house of the strong.
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The infant runs toward it with its eyes closed, the adult is stationary, the old man approaches it with his back turned.
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If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime, it is in wickedness. You spit on a petty thief, but you can't deny a kind of respect for the great criminal.
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A nation which thinks that it is belief in God and not good law which makes people honest does not seem to me very advanced.
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My friend, you should blow out your candle in order to find your way more clearly.
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There is no good father who would want to resemble our Heavenly Father.
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There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it.
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Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey.
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The arbitrary rule of a just and enlightened prince is always bad. His virtues are the most dangerous and the surest form of seduction: they lull a people imperceptibly into the habit of loving, respecting, and serving his successor, whoever that successor may be, no matter how wicked or stupid.
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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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