Marquis de Sade:

In her hands I am nothing but a machine for her to operate as she wishes, and there is not a single one of my crimes that fails to serve her; the greater her need, the more she spurs me on – I should be a fool to resist her. Only the law stands in my way, but I defy it – my gold and my influence place me beyond the reach of those crude scales meant only for the common people.

— Marquis de Sade Contemporary

Writer, extreme libertine philosophy

Context

From 'The 120 Days of Sodom'

Date / Period

1785

Source

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