The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.

Quote by Voltaire

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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.

One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.

He shines in the second rank, who is eclipsed in the first.

He shines in the second rank, who is eclipsed in the first.

To hold a pen is to be at war.

To hold a pen is to be at war.

History should be written as philosophy.

History should be written as philosophy.

I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the...

I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the...

God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

Philosopher: A lover of wisdom, which is to say, Truth

Philosopher: A lover of wisdom, which is to say, Truth

To believe in God is impossible not to believe in Him is absurd.

To believe in God is impossible not to believe in Him is absurd.

The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.

The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.

Love truth, and pardon error.

Love truth, and pardon error.

Doubt is not a pleasant condition but certainty is an absurd one.

Doubt is not a pleasant condition but certainty is an absurd one.

Prejudice is an opinion without judgment

Prejudice is an opinion without judgment

It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.

It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.

Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.

Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.

Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.

Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.

God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves...

God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves...

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.

Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.

It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped....

It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped....

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the...

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the...