Superstition changes a man to a beast, fanaticism makes him a wild beast, and despotism a beast of burden. (Jean-Francois de La Harpe)

Superstition changes a man to a beast, fanaticism makes him a wild beast, and despotism a beast of burden.

Jean-Francois de La Harpe

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