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Quote by Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet

“The truth belongs to those who seek it, not to those who claim to own it.”

Quote by Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet

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Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet

Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet, was a prominent French philosopher, mathematician, and Enlightenment thinker of the 18th century. He advocated for rationalism, freedom, equality, and love, and had a profound impact on the French Revolution. more

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