You spit on a petty thief, but you can't withhold a sort of… - Denis Diderot

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You spit on a petty thief, but you can't withhold a sort of respect from a great criminal. His courage bowls you over.
His brutality makes you shudder. What you value in everything is consistency of character.

Denis Diderot

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Denis Diderot (5 October 1713 – 31 July 1784) was a French philosopher and chief editor of the historic project to produce L'Encyclopédie.

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Yo os haría una pregunta, señor ¿por qué, entre todas ls ideas funestas que pasan por la cabeza de una religiosa desesperada, no está la de pegarle fuego a la casa?

أُريدُ لأنينك أن يكون حراً ليكون أقل ألماً ، أريده عنيفاً ليكون أقصر

All things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings.

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