“History should be written as philosophy.”
Quote by Voltaire
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“The sovereign is called a tyrant who knows no laws but his caprice.”
Source: 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
“Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.”
“Satire lies about literary men while they live and eulogy lies about them when they die.”
“The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil.”
“Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.”
“Let us work without theorizing, tis the only way to make life endurable.”
Source: The Portable Voltaire