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Quote by Denis Diderot
The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest h

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. – Denis Diderot

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Our observation of nature must be diligent, our reflection profound, and our experiments exact. We rarely see these three means combined and for this reason, creative geniuses are not common. – Denis Diderot

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