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“If there are one hundred thousand damned souls for one saved soul, the devil has always the advantage without having given up his son to death.”

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Denis Diderot
Denis Diderot

Denis Diderot was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer who played a pivotal role in the Enlightenment. He is best known for his work on the Encyclopédie, which aimed to compile all the knowledge of the time into a single work. more

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