The general interest of the masses might take the place of the insight of genius if it were allowed freedom of action. Denis Diderot Freedom
It is said that desire is a product of the will, but the converse is in fact true: will is a product of desire. Denis Diderot
It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it. Denis Diderot
Genius is present in every age, but the men carrying it within them remain benumbed unless extraordinary events occur to heat up and melt the mass so that it flows forth. Denis Diderot
