4 Denis Diderot Quotes on Violence

Denis Diderot quotes on violence

1. From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step.

17. Et ses mains ourdiraient les entrailles du pretre, Au defaut d'un cordon pour etrangler les rois.

40. Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation, and lasts only as long as the force of him who commands prevails over that of those who obey.

77. There is not a Musselman alive who would not imagine that he was performing an action pleasing to God and his Holy Prophet by exterminating every Christian on earth, while the Christians are scarcely more tolerant on their side.