Jean de la Bruyere - A pious man is one who would be an...

A pious man is one who would be an atheist if the king were.

Jean de la Bruyere

Biography

Author Profession: Philosopher

Nationality: French

Born: 1645

Died: 1696

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Albert Camus, Blaise Pascal, Jean-Paul Sartre, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Montesquieu, Michel de Montaigne, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Simone Weil

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Atheist, King, Man, Pious, Were, Who, Would, Would-Be

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