I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.

J'aime fort la vérité, mais je n'aime point du tout le martyre.

Voltaire

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Martyrdom

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Voltaire

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Letter

Language

French

Time

1776 1770s 18th century

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Philosopher Writer

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Citation

Voltaire. Letter to Jean le Rond d'Alembert. 8 Feb. 1776.

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I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: "Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous." And God granted it.

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Voltaire. Letter to Etienne Noel Damilaville. 16 May 1767.

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The happiness of society is the end of government.

John Adams

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John Adams
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Thoughts on Government, Applicable to the Present State of the American Colonies
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Pamphlet
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Political literature
Language
English
Time
1776 1770s 18th century
Era
American Revolutionary Period
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Adams, John. Thoughts on Government, Applicable to the Present State of the American Colonies. Philadelphia: John Dunlap, 1776.

Current Citation

Adams, John. "Thoughts on Government, Applicable to the Present State of the American Colonies, April 1776." John Adams: Revolutionary Writings 1775-1783, edited by Gordon S. Wood. Library of America, 2011.

Another quote from 1776

That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved.

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Language
English
Time
1776 1770s 18th century
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Original Citation

United States Declaration of Independence. 1776.

Current Citation

The National Archives. The Declaration of Independence: A Transcript. 24 July 2020, www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript.

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Let us give Nature a chance; she knows her business better than we do.

Michel de Montaigne

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Nature

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Michel de Montaigne
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Of Experience Essays
Medium
Essay
Language
French
Time
1580 1580s 16th century
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De Montaigne, Michel. "De l'Experience [Of Experience]." Essais [Essays]. Paris: Simon Millanges and Jean Richer, 1580.

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De Montaigne, Michel. "On Experience." The Complete Essays, edited and translated by M. A. Screech. Penguin Classics, 1993.