If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.

Si Dieu n'existait pas, il faudrait l'inventer.

Voltaire

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Existence of God God

Author

Voltaire

Source

Letter to the Author of The Three Imposters

Medium

Letter

Language

French

Time

1768 1760s 18th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

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France Europe

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Citation

Voltaire. Épître à l'Auteur du Livre des Trois Imposteurs [Letter to the author of The Three Impostors]. 10 Nov. 1770.

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In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to the other.

Voltaire

Philosophical Dictionary

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Purpose of government

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Voltaire
Source
Philosophical Dictionary
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
French
Time
1764 1760s 18th century
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Voltaire. "Argent [Money]." Dictionnaire Philosophique [Philosophical Dictionary]. c. 1764.

Another quote from the 1760s

The first step is the hardest.

Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond

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Getting started

Author

Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond
Language
French
Time
1763 1760s 18th century
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Citation

Madame du Deffand. Letter to Jean Le Rond d'Alembert. 7 July 1763.

Another quote about God

I will call no being good, who is not what I mean when I apply that epithet to my fellow-creatures; and if such a being can sentence me to hell for not so calling him, to hell I will go.

John Stuart Mill

Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy

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Topic
Goodness of God Nature of God God

Author

John Stuart Mill
Source
Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy
Medium
Essay
Genre
Philosophical writing
Language
English
Time
1865 1860s 19th century
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Original Citation

Mill, John Stuart. Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy. London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, 1865, ch. 7.

Current Citation

Mill, John Stuart. An Examination of Sir. William Hamilton's Philosophy. Collected Works of John Stuart Mill, edited by John M. Robson. Vol. 9, Routledge, 2009, ch. 7.

Another quote originally in French

There are more dead people than living. And their numbers are increasing. The living are getting rarer.

Eugene Ionesco

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Topic
Dead people
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Berenger

Author

Eugene Ionesco
Source
Rhinoceros
Medium
Play
Language
French
Time
1959 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Ionesco, Eugene. Rhinoceros. 1959, Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, Düsseldorf, Germany, act 1.