Voltaire

History is just a portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.

History is just a portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.

If there had been a censorship of the press in Rome we should have had today neither Horace nor Juvenal, read more

If there had been a censorship of the press in Rome we should have had today neither Horace nor Juvenal, nor the philosophical writings of Cicero.

Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.

Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.

For seventeen hundred years the Christian sect has done nothing but harm

For seventeen hundred years the Christian sect has done nothing but harm

All men have equal rights to liberty, to their property, and to the protection of the laws

All men have equal rights to liberty, to their property, and to the protection of the laws