“Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.”

— Claude-Adrien Helvétius

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About Claude-Adrien Helvétius

Philosopher • French

Claude-Adrien Helvétius was an influential French philosopher, Freemason, and man of letters during the Age of Enlightenment. His major work, "De l'esprit" (On Mind), argued that all human faculties are attributes of...

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