The writers of the French enlightenment had deliberately used blasphem…

Salman Rushdie
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The writers of the French enlightenment had deliberately used blasphemy as a weapon, refusing to accept the power of the Church to set limiting points on thought. ✨ Salman Rushdie: the fatwa, Islamic fundamentalism and Joseph Anton. Interview with Stuart Jeffries, www.theguardian.com. September 16, 2012.
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