"The more denuded a man is of virtues, the more he seeks to surround himself with frivolous distinctions. [...] But since pride unfortunately is the most tenacious of passions, the reign of prejudice has been prolonged, for man seems not to be able to attain truth until he has exhausted all of error's possibilities."
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Essayists from FrancePoliticians from FranceNon-fiction authors from FranceRoman Catholic bishopsFrench abolitionists
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Letter to the Citizens of Colour and Free Negroes of (8 June 1791), translated by Mitchell Abidor for marxists.org (2006)
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