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De tous ses préjugés l’homme est prêt à rougir :De sa trop longue enfance il veut enfin sortir ;Il se lasse du joug, il s’agite, il murmure ;Il ose en appeller aux droits de la Nature…Enfin, le Peuple pense……
Fragment d’un Poëme sur Dieu.
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