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Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs.
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It is said that desire is a product of the will, but the converse is in fact true: will is a product of desire.
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The fact is that she was terribly undressed and I was extremely undressed too. The fact is that I still had my hand where she didn't have anything and she had hers where the same wasn't quite true of me. The fact is that I found myself underneath her and consequently she found herself on top of me.
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There is no true sovereign except the nation; there can be no true legislator except the people.
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Good authors, too, who once knew better words Now only use four-letter words Writing prose — Anything goes.
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Born:
October 5, 1713
Died:
July 31, 1784
(aged 70)
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