Who said "The history of thought is the history of human courage."?

This quote is attributed to René Descartes.

The history of thought is the history of human courage. - René Descartes

"The history of thought is the history of human courage."

René Descartes History

Philosopher and Mathematician French 1596–1650

"I think, therefore I am."

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."

"The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues."

"Doubt is the key to knowledge."

"I've seen a lot of things in my time."

"That's how we archaeologists tell time."

"We must learn from history or be doomed to repeat it."

"Every artifact tells a story."