Religion is the idol of the mob; it adores everything it does not understand.
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Sir, I once knew a young man who, having visited countries where liberty and equality were the rule, then decided to defend these principles in his own country. Do you know what happened to him ... He was hanged.
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My people and I have come to an agreement which satisfied us both. They are to say what they please, and I am to do what I please.
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The greatest and noblest pleasure which we have in this world is to discover new truths, and the next is to shake off old prejudices.
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I begin by taking. I shall find scholars later to demonstrate my perfect right.
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