Nicolas

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“Only the history of free peoples is worth our attention; the history of men under a despotism is merely a collection of anecdotes.”
—Sébastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort (1741–1794)

“The best philosophical attitude to adopt towards the world is a union of the sarcasm of gaiety with the indulgence of contempt.”
—Sébastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort (1741–1794)

“Man may aspire to virtue, but he cannot reasonably aspire to truth.”
—Sébastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort (1741–1794)