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A Short History of Freethought Ancient and Modern, Volume 2 of 2

Note 84 — Chapter XVII · FRENCH FREETHOUGHT IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

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Astruc, we learn from D’Alembert, connected their decline with the influence of the new opinions. “Ce ne sont pas les jansenistes qui tuent les jésuites, c’est l’Encyclopédie.” “Le maroufle Astruc,” adds D’Alembert, “est comme Pasquin, il parle quelquefois d’assez bon sens.” Lettre à Voltaire. 4 mai, 1762. ↑

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