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“Whoever attempts to suppress liberty of conscience finishes some day by wishing for the Inquisition.”

Quote by Jules Simon

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Jules Simon was a distinguished French statesman, philosopher, and professor, twice serving as Prime Minister of France under the Third Republic. He was instrumental in shaping French legal and educational systems. As a philosopher, his works on ethics and aesthetics have had a lasting impact on French intellectual thought. more

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