About Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet (French: [fʁɑ̃swa maʁi aʁwɛ]; 21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), known by his nom de plume M. de Voltaire (, US also ; French: [vɔltɛːʁ]), was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher (philosophe), satirist, and historian. Famous for his wit and his criticism of Christianity (especially of the...
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The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.
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The tax collector must love poor people, he's creating so many of them.
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Whenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.