Nicolas

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“Most benefactors are like unskillful generals who take the city and leave the citadel intact.”
—Sébastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort (1741–1794)

“Only the history of free peoples is worth our attention; the history of men under a despotism is merely a collection of anecdotes.”
—Sébastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort (1741–1794)

“Philosophy, like medicine, has plenty of drugs, few good remedies, and hardly any specific cures.”
—Sébastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort (1741–1794)