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" Every man has his dignity. I'm willing to forget mine, but at my own discretion and not when someone else tells me to. "
Denis Diderot
Forget
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" When superstition is allowed to perform the task of old age in dulling the human temperament, we can say goodbye to all excellence in poetry, in painting, and in music. "
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" The possibility of divorce renders both marriage partners stricter in their observance of the duties they owe to each other. Divorces help to improve morals and to increase the population. "
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