Marquis de Condorcet Quotes on Politics
Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet, was a French philosopher, mathematician, and political theorist of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. This page collects quotes attributed to Marquis de Condorcet on the topic of politics, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Marquis de Condorcet:
“All the errors in politics and morals are based on philosophical errors.”
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Attributed to Marquis de Condorcet:
“Time is at hand when the sun will shine only on free men, who acknowledge no other master than reason.”
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Attributed to Marquis de Condorcet:
“Whatever advances the rights of any human being is a blessing for all human beings.”
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“Advice to his daughter (written in hiding March 1794), quoted in Lukes, S., & Urbinati, N. (Eds.). (2012). Condorcet: Political Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9781139108119”
Enjoy your life without comparing to that of others. It is enough for you to know that you are good, without examining whether others are as good as you.