The reasoning man who scorns the prejudices of simpletons necessarily …

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The reasoning man who scorns the prejudices of simpletons necessarily becomes the enemy of simpletons; he must expect as much, and laugh at the inevitable. ✨ marquis de Sade, Richard Seaver (1999). Letters from Prison, p.327, Arcade Publishing
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The reasoning man who scorns the prejudices of simpletons necessarily becomes the enemy of simpletons; he must expect as much, and laugh at the inevitable. ✨ marquis de Sade, Richard Seaver (1999). Letters from Prison, p.327, Arcade Publishing

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