Memorable Quotes and quotations from Marquis de SadeMarquis de SadeMarquis de Sade - - Social order at the expense of liberty is hardly a bargain. Marquis de Sade - Justine - Will it not be felt that Virtue, however beautiful, becomes the worst of all attitudes when it is found too feeble to contend with Vice... Marquis de Sade - - You say that my way of thinking cannot be tolerated? What of it? The man who alters his way of thinking to suit others is a fool. My way of thinking is the result of my reflections. It is part of my inner being, the way I am made. I do not contradict them, and would not even if I wished to. For my system, which you disapprove of, is also my greatest comfort in life, the source of all my happiness --- it means more to me than my life itself. Marquis de Sade - - To judge from the notions expounded by theologians, one must conclude that God created most men simply with a view to crowding hell. Marquis de Sade - Aline et Valcour - Has not Nature proved, in giving us the strength necessary to submit them to our desires, that we have the right to do so? |
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