"It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it."
― Denis Diderot
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― Denis Diderot
More From Denis Diderot
- "The general interest of the masses might take the place of the insight of genius if it were allowed freedom of action."
- "Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation, and lasts only as long as the force of him who commands prevails over that of those who obey."
- "It is very important not to mistake hemlock for parsley, but to believe or not believe in God is not important at all."
More In Nature
- "When I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck."― James Whitcomb Riley
- "There is little doubt that we are in the midst of a revolution of a much more profound and fundamental nature than the social and political revolutions of the last half century."― Arthur Erickson
- "She never envisioned a legal career for me, but she did think it was very important that I be able to support myself, and I think she would be pleased to see what has become of me."― Ruth Bader Ginsburg