When the masses get involved in reasoning, everything is lost.

Quand la populace se mele de raisonner, tout est perdu.

Voltaire

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The masses Democracy Political theory

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Voltaire

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Letter

Language

French

Time

1766 1760s 18th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

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France Europe

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Citation

Voltaire. Letter to Etienne Noel Damilaville. 1 Apr. 1766.

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Voltaire. Letter to Etienne Noel Damilaville. 16 May 1767.

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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Du contrat social ou Principes du droit politique [On the Social Contract or Principles of Political Law]. Amsterdam: Marc Michel Rey, 1762, bk. 1, ch. 3.

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Pamphlet
Genre
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Language
English
Time
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Era
American Revolutionary Period
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Adams, John. Thoughts on Government, Applicable to the Present State of the American Colonies. Philadelphia: John Dunlap, 1776.

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Experience shows us that love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking together in the same direction.

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Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Wind, Sand and Stars
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Autobiography and memoir
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French
Time
1939 1930s 20th century
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