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Great crimes are committed by great ignoramuses.	Voltaire
He who thinks himself wise, O heavens! is a great fool.	Voltaire
History can be well written only in a free country.	Voltaire
I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it.	Voltaire
I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend to the death your right to say it.	Voltaire
If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.	Voltaire
If you lend money, you make a secret foe; if you refuse it, an open one.	Voltaire
Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.	Voltaire
Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others ?	Voltaire
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.	Voltaire
It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.	Voltaire
It requires ages to destroy a popular opinion.	Voltaire
Judge of a man by his questions rather than by his answers.	Voltaire
Love truth, and pardon error.	Voltaire
Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly.	Voltaire