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"To wish the greatness of our own country is often to wish evil to our neighbors. He who could bring himself to wish that his country should always remain as it is, would be a citizen of the universe."

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About Voltaire

Voltaire was a French Enlightenment writer, satirist, and philosopher born François-Marie Arouet. He is known for his advocacy of civil liberties and for influential works such as Candide and his philosophical letters.

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