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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.
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.
Approximate author period: c. 1748 AD · early modern
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- Denis Diderot
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- Approximate author period: c. 1748 AD · early modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Denis Diderot: life dates 1713 to 1784. Wikidata Q448, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q448 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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