All things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings.
Denis DiderotWe swallow with one gulp the lie that flatters us, and drink drop by drop the truth which is bitter to us.
Denis DiderotGentleness and peacefulness regulate our proceedings; theirs are dictated by fury. We employ reason, they accumulate faggots. They preach nothing but love, and breathe nothing but blood. Their words are humane, but their hearts are cruel.
Denis Diderot