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Samuel Romilly in 1781, "Il faut _sabrer_ la theologie," [16: 22] and died in 1784 in the belief that complete infidelity was the first step toward philosophy.
Baron D'Holbach : a Study of Eighteenth Century Radicalism in France Max Pearson Cushing 1918
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It was on the same day that Diderot related this that he said to Romilly, 'Il faut sabrer la theologie.'
Life Of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887
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"You others," he continued, "mix up theology with your philosophy; that is to spoil everything, it is to mix up lies with truth; _il faut sabrer la théologie_ -- we must put theology to the sword."
Diderot and the Encyclopædists Volume II. John Morley 1880
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1781, “Il faut sabrer la theologie,” [16: 22] and died in 1784 in the belief that complete infidelity was the first step toward philosophy.
Baron d'Holbach Cushing, Max Person 1914
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