And with the guts of the last priest
Let's wring the neck of the last king.

Et des boyaux du dernier pretre
Serrons le cou du dernier roi.

Denis Diderot

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Anti-clericalism Anti-monarchism Revolution

Author

Denis Diderot

Source

Les Eleutheromanes

Medium

Poem

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

French

Time

1772 1770s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

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France Europe

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Citation

Diderot, Denis. "Les Eleutheromanes [The Eleutherans]." Correspondance littéraire, 1 Mar. 1772.

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