Sample Confidiality Clause

1729: The Testament of Abbe Meslier

My dear friends, since it would not have been allowed and would have been too dangerous and too unfortunate consequence to say openly, during my life, what I thought of the conduct and government of men, their religions and their customs, I resolved to tell you after my death. It would be nice

my inclination to tell you verbally before I die, if I saw near the end of my days when I had yet to use free speech and trial. But as I'm not sure if, in those days, all the time or the presence of mind to me you would be required to declare my feelings then, is what made me take them to you now declare in writing here, to try to disabuse you, at least much later and it would be me, vain errors into which we had all, as we are, the misfortune to be born and live. (...) It

selfishness and ambition are brutal source and origin of all these great titles lords, prince, king, monarch and other tyrants that oppress us. And also the source and origin of all these alleged holy and sacred character of order and ecclesiastical power spiritual and give themselves the priests and bishops. Religion supports the government policy, however wicked he may be, and in turn the government supports religion, so stupid and pointless if it can être.Plus I advanced in age and knowledge, the more I I recognized the blindness and wickedness of men, the more I recognized the futility of their superstition and injustice of their government (...).

I saw, and we see it every day, countless innocents unfortunate, oppressed and persecuted for no reason with injustice, but they were no protector helping to rescue them (...).

It's brutal selfishness and ambition that are the source and origin of all these great titles lords, prince, king, monarch and other tyrants that oppress us. And also the source and origin of all these so-called holy and sacred character of order and ecclesiastical power spiritual and give themselves the priests and bishops. Religion supports the government policy, however wicked he may be, and in turn the government supports religion, so stupid and pointless if it can be.

one hand, recommend the priests, under pain of curse and eternal damnation, to obey magistrates, princes and rulers, as established by God to rule others, and princes on their side enforce the priests, they are giving good salary and good incomes and maintain the functions of their vain and false abuse department, forcing the people to regard as holy and sacred and everything they do everything they ordered the others to believe and do in this beautiful and specious pretext of religion and worship God.

And do not think I aim here only called false religions, excepting at least this number of the Catholic religion. Point. It is no less superstitious than another, it is no less false in its principles, no less ridiculous and less absurd in its dogmas and maxims.