Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.

Quote by Voltaire

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To hold a pen is to be at war.

To hold a pen is to be at war.

It is the flash which appears, the thunderbolt will follow.

It is the flash which appears, the thunderbolt will follow.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them...

Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them...

There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.

There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.

In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to...

In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to...

Tears are the silent language of grief.

Tears are the silent language of grief.

The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil.

The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil.

One great use of words is to hide our thoughts

One great use of words is to hide our thoughts

If there were no God, it would have been necessary to invent him.

If there were no God, it would have been necessary to invent him.

Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.

Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongues,...

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongues,...

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right...

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right...

A witty saying proves nothing.

A witty saying proves nothing.

Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play...

Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play...

The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.

The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.

An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.

It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.

No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.

No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.