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Voltaire, born Nov. 21, 1694, Paris, France, died May 30, 1778, Paris. Voltaire was a pseudonym of François-Marie Arouet one of the greatest of all French writers. Although only a few of his works are still read, he continues to be held in worldwide repute as a courageous crusader against tyranny, bigotry, and cruelty. His writing embodies characteristic qualities of the French mind—a critical capacity, wit, and satire. His whole work vigorously propagates an ideal of progress to which men of all nations have remained responsive. His long life spanned the last years of classicism and the eve of the revolutionary era, and during this age of transition his works and activities influenced the direction taken by European civilization.

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God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best. It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love. Whoever serves his country well, has no need of ancestors. Let us work without theorizing, 'tis the only way to make life endurable. One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose. The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself. More Quotes by Voltaire: Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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