Quote by Denis Diderot
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The world is the house of the strong. I shall not know until the end what I have lost or won in this place, in this vast gambling den where I have spent more than sixty years, dicebox in hand, shaking the dice. – Denis Diderot

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The most dangerous madmen are those created by religion, and people whose aim is to disrupt society always know how to make good use of them on occasion. – Denis Diderot

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Fanaticism
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The general interest of the masses might take the place of the insight of genius if it were allowed freedom of action. – Denis Diderot

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Freedom
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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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Gambling (Gaming)
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There are two great pleasures in gambling: that of winning and that of losing. – Proverb

Gambling is the son of avarice and the father of despair. – Proverb

The best throw of the dice is to throw them away. – English Proverb

Sir, I do not call a gamester a dishonest man; but I call him an unsociable man, an unprofitable man. Gaming is a mode of transferring property without producing any intermediate good. – Samuel Johnson

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We need leadership. We dont need a doubling down on the failed politics of the past. – Paul Ryan

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He that does not bring up his son to some honest calling and employment, brings him up to be a thief. – Yiddish Proverb

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