Is it not a strange blindness on our part to teach publicly the techniques of warfare and to reward with medals those who prove to be the most adroit killers?
— Marquis de Sade Contemporary

Writer, extreme libertine philosophy

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From 'Philosophy in the Bedroom'

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1795

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Controversial

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