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He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really is dead.

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History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

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History consists of a series of accumulated imaginative inventions.

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The necessity of saying something, the embarrassment produced by the consciousness of having nothing to say, and the desire to exhibit ability, are three things sufficient to render even a great man ridiculous.

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A witty saying proves nothing.

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The man who leaves money to charity in his will is only giving away what no longer belongs to him

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No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.

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If we believe absurdities, we shall commit atrocities.

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In this country [England] it is good to kill an admiral from time to time, to encourage the others. The reference is to Admiral John Byng, who was executed in 1757 for failing to prevent the French from taking Minorca.

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The only way to compel men to speak good of us is to do it.

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Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices.

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Christianity is the most ridiculous, the most absurd and bloody religion that has ever infected the world.

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All the ancient histories, as one of our wits say, are just fables that have been agreed upon

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Independence in the end is the fruit of injustice.

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In the case of news, we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation.

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You will notice that in all disputes between Christians since the birth of the Church, Rome has always favored the doctrine which most completely subjugated the human mind and annihilated reason.

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Often the prudent, far from making their destinies, succumb to them. -Francois

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The greatest consolation in life is to say what one thinks.

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History is the lie commonly agreed upon.

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There are barbarians who seize this dog, who so prodigiously surpasses man in friendship, and nail him down to a table, and dissect him alive to show you the mezaraic veins... Answer me, Machinist, has Nature really arranged all the springs of feeling in this animal to the end that he might not feel? Has he nerves that he may be incapable of suffering?

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