Peter Prange, The Philosopher's Kiss: A Novel

Quotes

• “In order to exert influence over people, there were other things that could be used besides love. Knowledge seemed to be...”
• “The striving of humanity for knowledge and truth [can] not be suppressed. The growth of the spirit [is]an essential part...”
• “Whoever possessed knowledge not only had power over the changeable passions of people, but also power over their thinkin...”
• “The Encyclopedia--the advance artillery of reason, the armada of philosophy, the siege engine of the enlightenment...”