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The most dangerous madmen are those created by religion, and ... people whose aim is to disrupt society always know how to make good use of them on occasion.
The most dangerous madmen are those created by religion, and ... people whose aim is to disrupt society always know how to make good use of them on occasion.
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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