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“Nothing is a greater obstacle to our progress in knowledge, than a bad performance of a celebrated author; because, before we instruct… — Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de la Brède et de Montesquieu Adversity Copy Share Image
“Christians are beginning to lose the spirit of intolerance which animated them... They have realized that zeal for the advancement of religion… — Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de la Brède et de Montesquieu Christianity Copy Share Image