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Claud-Adrian Helvetius

"To limit the press is to insult a nation; to prohibit reading of certain books is to declare the inhabitants to be either fools or slaves."

Claud-Adrian Helvetius, French Philosopher
Books, Fools, Insult, Nation
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Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author
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"A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books."

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Seneca, Roman Philosopher
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"The new spirituality will bring about what I'm calling the 'end of better.' And that is in fact what is called for in the next of the series of books that I've been writing."

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