Diderot

Famous quotes containing the word diderot:

    From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step.
    —Denis Diderot (1713–1784)

    What is this world of ours? A complex entity subject to sudden changes which all indicate a tendency to destruction; a swift succession of beings which follow one another, assert themselves and disappear; a fleeting symmetry; a momentary order.
    —Denis Diderot (1713–1784)

    No man has received from nature the right to command his fellow human beings.
    —Denis Diderot (1713–1784)