Voltaire

Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.

Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.

He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.

He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment.

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment.

All sects are different, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it comes from God.

All sects are different, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it comes from God.

What is tolerance? -- it is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us read more

What is tolerance? -- it is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly -- that is the first law of nature.