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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 02:09 AM Original message |
Some bedtime wisdom from Voltaire: |
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Truthiness Inspector (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 02:16 AM Response to Original message |
1. Have you ever read Voltaire in French? |
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nealmhughes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 02:30 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Candide in French, especially the part about the "experimental physics" in the bushes |
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Truthiness Inspector (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 02:35 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. There is no other Voltaire |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 03:48 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. True that. My favorite Voltaire quote, and one I feel compelled to repeat often is: "If an all- |
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nealmhughes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 12:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Candide is very short, and you may laugh out loud at times. Especially at the notorious footnote. |
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Sal Minella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 05:42 AM Response to Original message |
5. A couple from my Voltaire collection: |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 12:40 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. well, well, here is the chimperor.... |
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Sal Minella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 01:08 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Yes....I rather thought that particular quote was appropriate on this particular message board... |
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