Quote#Sadness
When we reflect on the long and dense night in which France and all…
Quote byThomas Paine · 1737–1809
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Agrarian Justice (1797), Author's Inscription: French Edition.
English (original)
When we reflect on the long and dense night in which France and all Europe have remained plunged by their governments and their priests, we must feel less surprise than grief at the bewilderment caused by the first burst of light that dispels the darkness.
— Thomas Paine
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