Marquis de Sade — "To be truly free, one must be free from all laws, even those of nature."

"The greatest pleasure of all is to corrupt others."

"The greatest happiness is to be found in the contemplation of one's own wickedness."

"To judge from the notions expounded by theologians, one must conclude that God created most men simply with a view to crowding hell."

"There is no God, Nature sufficeth unto herself; in no wise hath she need of an author."

"No need to touch at greater length on what pertains to the full business of population, from now on we shall address ourselves principally, nay, uniquely to those libertine lecheries whose spirit is i…"