Is preaching complete freedom immoral - without the "brakes" of religion and ethical rules developed over millennia? Now it seems to some that such restrictions violate "human rights." But it was to this that Donacien de Sade called with his life and books two centuries ago - to the fact that now, alas, has turned into stereotypes of mass culture, which we no longer notice, although the name of this person gave rise to a name for unacceptable, unmotivated cruelty. So what, in fact, did the notorious Marquis devote his life to, having paid for his addictions with an enchanting series of arrests and escapes from prisons? Maybe he only absolutized some ordinary moments of love games (read "Kama Sutra")? Or do we not yet know some secret of this person?