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“...innocence and virtue are easily alarmed; as tender souls never employ artifice themselves, it is so painful for them to imagine it in others that they almost prefer to accept the lie rather than search for the truth.”

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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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