Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz — "For since it is impossible for a creature to be perfect, the universe would be e…"
For since it is impossible for a creature to be perfect, the universe would be even less perfect if it contained only perfect creatures.
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From 'Theodicy', arguing for the necessity of imperfection in the best possible world.
Date: 1710
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