The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by epigrams.
Enlightenment philosopher
Attributed, but exact source is debated. Reflects his political cynicism.
c. 1760s
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"The very idea of a God is a chimera, a chimera which makes us tremble."
Shocking"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
Strange & Unusual"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."
Shocking"I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it."
Strange & Unusual"Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable."
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