Voltaire: Philosophical Dictionary Year: 1764

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Voltaire:Philosophical Dictionary
Democracy
Equality
Fatherland
Free Will
Reason
Tyranny

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Abstract

Ordinarily there is no comparison between the crimes of the great who are always ambitious, and the crimes of the people who always want, and can want only liberty and equality. These two sentiments, Liberty and Equality, do not lead direct to calumny, rapine, assassination, poisoning, the devastation of one’s neighbours’ lands, etc.; but ambitious might and the mania for power plunge into all these crimes whatever be the time, whatever be the place.

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