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This line was written by the famous French poet Baudelaire in a short story about meeting the Devil. The story is called "Le Joueur généreux" and was published Feb. 7, 1864.
The actual line:
«Mes chers frères, n'oubliez jamais, quand vous entendrez vanter le progrès des lumières, que la plus belle des ruses du diable est de vous persuader qu'il n'existe pas!»
or In English:
"My dear brothers, never forget, when you hear the progress of enlightenment vaunted, that the devil's best trick is to persuade you that he doesn't exist!"
This quote is also used in the 1995 movie "The Usual Suspects" by Kevin Spacey's character Verbal Kent. He says "The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist" when explaining Keyser Soze to the cop.
French poet Baudelaire originally wrote it (in a short story).It was later used by Verbal Kint (played by Kevin Spacey) in the Usual Suspects (written by Christopher McQuarrie).
According to my sources:
"“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he doesn’t exist.” — Baudelaire (albeit embarrassingly via The Usual Suspects)"
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