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The ultimate role model for all those who believe in secularism and are opposed to religious fanaticism
by Guest Sun Jun 22, 2014 8:59 pm
Voltaire! a name that excites the admiration of men, the
malignity of priests. Pronounce that name in the presence of a
clergyman, and you will find that you have made a declaration of
war. Pronounce that name, and from the face of the priest the mask
of meekness will fall, and from the mouth of forgiveness will pour
a Niagara of vituperation and calumny. And yet Voltaire was the
greatest man of his century, and did more to free the human race
than any other of the sons of men.
-Robert Ingersoll
http://infidels.org/library/historical/robert_ingersoll/on_voltaire.html
malignity of priests. Pronounce that name in the presence of a
clergyman, and you will find that you have made a declaration of
war. Pronounce that name, and from the face of the priest the mask
of meekness will fall, and from the mouth of forgiveness will pour
a Niagara of vituperation and calumny. And yet Voltaire was the
greatest man of his century, and did more to free the human race
than any other of the sons of men.
-Robert Ingersoll
http://infidels.org/library/historical/robert_ingersoll/on_voltaire.html
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Re: The ultimate role model for all those who believe in secularism and are opposed to religious fanaticism
by Guest Sun Jun 22, 2014 9:01 pm
Let us say it with a sentiment of profound respect: JESUS WEPT; VOLTAIRE SMILED. Of that divine tear and of that human smile is composed the sweetness of the present civilization.
-Victor Hugo ( http://www.angelfire.com/mn3/mixed_lit/hugo_voltaire.htm )
-Victor Hugo ( http://www.angelfire.com/mn3/mixed_lit/hugo_voltaire.htm )
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Re: The ultimate role model for all those who believe in secularism and are opposed to religious fanaticism
by Guest Sun Jun 22, 2014 9:11 pm
In Voltaire's famous novel 'Candide' When the lady with only one buttock asked, "Which is
worse- to be ravished a hundred times by Negro pirates, to have
one's rump gashed,... to be cut to pieces, to row in the galleys,...
or to sit still and do nothing?," Candide answered thoughtfully, "That
is a great question."
On another occasion, Voltaire commented that 'if you do not wish to commit suicide always have something to do.'
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From Will Durant's 'Rousseou and Revolution':
On July 4, 1778, he[Rousseou] was buried on the Isle of Poplars in a small
lake on the Girardin estate. For a long time this Ile des Peupliers
was a goal of pious pilgrimage; all the world of fashion- even the
Queen- went out to worship at Rousseau's tomb. On October 11, 1794,
his remains were removed to the Pantheon, and were laid near those
of Voltaire. From that haven of neighborly peace their spirits rose to
renew their war for the soul of the Revolution, of France, and of
Western man.
worse- to be ravished a hundred times by Negro pirates, to have
one's rump gashed,... to be cut to pieces, to row in the galleys,...
or to sit still and do nothing?," Candide answered thoughtfully, "That
is a great question."
On another occasion, Voltaire commented that 'if you do not wish to commit suicide always have something to do.'
-----
From Will Durant's 'Rousseou and Revolution':
On July 4, 1778, he[Rousseou] was buried on the Isle of Poplars in a small
lake on the Girardin estate. For a long time this Ile des Peupliers
was a goal of pious pilgrimage; all the world of fashion- even the
Queen- went out to worship at Rousseau's tomb. On October 11, 1794,
his remains were removed to the Pantheon, and were laid near those
of Voltaire. From that haven of neighborly peace their spirits rose to
renew their war for the soul of the Revolution, of France, and of
Western man.
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