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“— Смятате ли — каза Кандид, — че хората винаги са се избивали едни други както днес? Че винаги са били лъжци, измамници, лукави, неблагодарни, разбойници, грабливи, слаби, непостоянни, подли, завистливи, лакоми, пияници, скъперници, честолюбиви, кръвожадни, клеветници, развратни, фанатични, лицемери и глупци? — А вие вярвате ли — отвърна Мартен, — че ястребите винаги са яли гълъби, щом намерят гълъби? — Да, несъмнено — каза Кандид. — Ето — рече Мартен, — ако ястребите винаги са имали същия нрав, защо искате хората да са променили своя? — О, има много голяма разлика — възрази Кандид, — защото свободната воля… Разсъждавайки така, те пристигнаха в Бордо.”

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Book:Candide
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“Let us therefore reject all superstition in order to become more human; but in speaking against fanaticism, let us not imitate the fanatics: they are sick men in delirium who want to chastise their doctors. Let us assuage their ills, and never embitter them, and let us pour drop by drop into their souls the divine balm of toleration, which they would reject with horror if it were offered to them all at once.”

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Author:Voltaire
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“But nothing is more estimable than a physician who, having studied nature from his youth, knows the properties of the human body, the diseases which assail it, the remedies which will benefit it, exercises his art with caution, and pays equal attention to the rich and the poor.”

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Book:Voltaire – The Philosophical Works: Treatise On Tolerance, Philosophical Dictionary, Candide, Letters on England, Plato’s Dream, Dialogues, The Study of Nature, Ancient Faith and Fable, Zadig…: From the French writer, historian and philosopher, famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion and freedom of expression
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