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Quote by Denis Diderot
Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild.

Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild. – Denis Diderot

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Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man. – Denis Diderot

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Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it. – Denis Diderot

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