Los Padres have everything and the people have nothing; 'tis the masterpiece of reason and justice. For my part, I know nothing so divine as Los Padres who make war on Kings of Spain and Portugal and in Europe act as their confessors; who here kill Spaniards and at Madrid send them to Heaven.
VoltaireHistory is but the record of crimes and misfortunes. L'histoire n'est que le tableau des crimes et des malheurs
VoltaireThe monster, fanaticism, still exists, and whoever seeks after truth will run the risk of being persecuted.
VoltaireIt is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a monster.
VoltaireI am a little deaf, a little blind, a little important and on top of this are two or three abominable infirmities, but nothing destroys my hope.
Voltaire