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Philosopher · French · 1715–1771
French philosopher (1715–1771)
“Truth is the torch that gleams through the fog without dispelling it.”
“Discipline is simply the art of making the soldiers fear their officers more than the enemy.”
“To prohibit the reading of certain books is to declare the inhabitants to be either fools or slaves.”
“To limit the press is to insult a nation to prohibit reading of certain books is to declare the inhabitants to be either fools or slaves.”
“To limit the press is to insult a nation to prohibit reading of certain books is to declare the inhabitants to be either fools or slaves: such a prohibition ought to fill them with disdain.”