Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest. – Denis Diderot
The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. – Denis Diderot
Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest. – Denis Diderot
The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. – Denis Diderot
Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild. – Denis Diderot
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