Who proclaimed 'Tremble, therefore, tyrants of the world! Tremble before the virtual writer!'?

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Louis-Sebastian Mercier proclaimed, 'Tremble, therefore, tyrants of the world! Tremble before the virtual writer!'. He was a novelist of 18th century France who believed that the printing press was the most powerful engine of progress as it made the ideas and knowledge of scholars readily available to the familiar people, thus enlightening society. Writings of intellectuals like Voltaire and Rousseau, emphasizing the need for reason and logic, and criticizing the absolute monarchy of the period, were widely printed, read, and discussed by the people. Meanwhile, the writings of scientists like Galileo and Issac Newton informed the readers about the progress in the science domain. As a result, people were convinced that the world could be transformed just by reading. Thus tradition, tyranny, despotism, and the monarchy's authority would be destroyed, making way for a reason, rationality and intellect.

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