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Letter "V" » Voltaire Quotes
«Christianity is the most ridiculous, the most absurd, and bloody religion that has ever infected the world»
Author: Voltaire
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Philosopher,
Writer)
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About:
Christianity
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Keywords:
absurd,
bloodied,
bloodiest,
bloody,
Christianity,
infect,
infected,
infecting,
infects,
Religions of the world,
ridiculous
«The longer we dwell on our misfortunes the greater is their power to harm us»
Author: Voltaire
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Philosopher,
Writer)
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Keywords:
dwell,
dwelled,
dwell on,
greater,
great powers,
harm,
harmed,
harming,
harms,
longer,
misfortunes,
power
«It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets»
Author: Voltaire
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Philosopher,
Writer)
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Keywords:
by number,
Forbade,
forbidden,
forbidding,
kill,
large,
large numbers,
murderers,
numbering,
numbers,
number 1,
Number 2,
punished,
sound,
sounder,
soundest,
therefore,
The Sound,
trumpeting,
trumpets
«Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too»
«If Christians want us to believe in a Redeemer, let them act redeemed»
«The more I read, the more I meditate; and the more I acquire, the more I am enabled to affirm that I know nothing»
Author: Voltaire
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Philosopher,
Writer)
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Keywords:
acquire,
affirm,
Affirmed,
affirming,
enabled,
I am,
know nothing,
meditate,
meditated,
read
«It is not enough to conquer; one must also know how to seduce»
«Common sense is not so common.»
«God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.»
«One always speaks badly when one has nothing to say»