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

Quote by Voltaire

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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...

What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty...

What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty...

The great consolation in life is to say what one thinks.

The great consolation in life is to say what one thinks.

It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part,...

It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part,...

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can...

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can...

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can...

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can...

Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.

Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.

Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise...

Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise...

Love truth, and pardon error.

Love truth, and pardon error.

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...

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment

If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones.

If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones.

History is fables agreed upon.

History is fables agreed upon.

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass...

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass...

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.

Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without a cause.

Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without a cause.

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

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

Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.

Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.

All styles are good except the tiresome kind.

All styles are good except the tiresome kind.

Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal...

Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal...