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“Are wars anything but the means whereby a nation is nourished, whereby it is strengthened, whereby it is buttressed?”

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Marquis de Sade

Marquis de Sade, born on June 2, 1740, and died on December 2, 1814, was a prominent French philosopher and writer of the 18th century. He is known for his profound reflections on freedom, morality, and human behavior. more

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