Nothing we can do outrages Nature directly. Our acts of destruction give her new vigour and feed her her energy, but none of our wreckings can weaken her power.
— Marquis de Sade Contemporary

Writer, extreme libertine philosophy

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From 'Juliette'

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1797-1801

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Controversial

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