The decisions of law courts should never be printed: in the long run, they form a counterauthority to the law. - Denis Diderot

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The decisions of law courts should never be printed: in the long run, they form a counterauthority to the law.

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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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Alternative Names: Diderot

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