People stop thinking when they cease to read. - Denis Diderot

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People stop thinking when they cease to read.

Denis Diderot

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About Denis Diderot

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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The enjoyment of freedom which could be exercised without any motivation would be the real hallmark of a maniac.

[L]e philosophe n'a jamais tué de prêtres et le prêtre a tué beaucoup de philosophes...

(The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers.)

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