More Quotes by Voltaire
In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.
Those who can be made to believe absurdities can be made to commit atrocities.
Je ne suis pas d'accord avec ce que vous dites, mais je d‚fendrai jusqu'... la mort le droit que vous avez de le dire/ I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it
Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said.
So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish to tyrannize will do so; for tyrants are active and ardent, and will devote themselves in the name of any number of gods, religious and otherwise, to put shackles upon sleeping men.
Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them.
If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.
Dare to think for yourself.
The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor.
The human brain is a complex organ with the wonderful power of enabling man to find reasons for continuing to believe whatever it is that he wants to believe.
