Quotation by

Denis Diderot

No man has received from nature the right to command his fellow human beings.

Nature

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Diderot is saying that nature does not give any person the authority to rule over others. This means that power or control over people is not something people are born with or naturally entitled to.

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Nature says women are human beings, men have made religions to deny it. Nature says women are human beings, men cry out no!

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