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Those who fear the facts will forever try to discredit the fact-finders.

Denis Diderot

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Denis Diderot
Age: 70 †
Born: 1713
Born: October 5
Died: 1784
Died: July 31
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And his hands would plait the priest's entrails, For want of a rope, to strangle kings.
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All things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings.
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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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I can be expected to look for truth but not to find it.
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