Quote by Denis Diderot

"One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny."

Denis Diderot Freedom
Philosopher Writer French 1713–1784

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