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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There are things I can't force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint.Denis Diderot
The world is the house of the strong. I shall not know until the end what I have lost or won in this place, in this vast gambling den where I have spent more than sixty years, dicebox in hand, shaking the dice.
Denis Diderot
Women swallow at one mouthful the lie that flatters, and drink drop by drop the truth that is bitter
Denis Diderot
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.
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.
Denis Diderot
His hands would plait the priest's guts, if he had no rope, to strangle kings.
Denis Diderot
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