Those who fear the facts will forever try to discredit the fact-finders.

- Denis Diderot

You risk just as much in being credulous as in being suspicious.

- Denis Diderot

No man has received from nature the right to command his fellow human beings.

- Denis Diderot

Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.

- Denis Diderot

Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control.

- Denis Diderot

Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.

- Denis Diderot

Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.

- Denis Diderot

All things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings.

- Denis Diderot

Happiest are the people who give most happiness to others.

- Denis Diderot