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It is very important not to mistake hemlock for parsley, but to be

It is very important not to mistake hemlock for parsley, but to believe or not believe in God is not important at all. – Denis Diderot

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When science, art, literature, and philosophy are simply the manifestation of personality they are on a level where glorious and dazzling achievements are possible, which can make a mans name live for thousands of years. – Denis Diderot

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Art
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Denis Diderot
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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

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Tyranny
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It is an old habit with theologians to beat the living with the bones of the dead. – Robert G. Ingersoll

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I think that we are at a point in our country where were trying to decide what role should religion play in the political arena. – Nikki Haley

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Religion

Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous. – David Hume, Treatise of Human Nature, 1739

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Religion

Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isnt anyone who doesnt appreciate kindness and compassion. – Dalai Lama

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Of course, behaviorism works. So does torture. Give me a no-nonsense, down-to-earth behaviorist, a few drugs, and simple electrical appliances, and in six months I will have him reciting the Athanasian Creed in public. – W. H. Auden

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Never use the passing years as an excuse for old age. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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