Quote by Denis Diderot
Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who

Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs. – Denis Diderot

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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. – Denis Diderot

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Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control. – Denis Diderot

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We are all instruments endowed with feeling and memory. Our senses are so many strings that are struck by surrounding objects and that also frequently strike themselves. – Denis Diderot

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[A]ll deities reside in the human breast. – William Blake, “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell”

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God is innocent. Noah built in a flood plain. – Author Unknown

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When I was almost 13 I was ripe for religion. I was actually just plain ripe. – Kathie Lee Gifford

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The theologian considers sin mainly as an offence against God; the moral philosopher as contrary to reasonableness. – Thomas Aquinas

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