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Voltaire: passing nods from the Dauphine

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Dave

Thievery begins at the top? The right of kings and card sharps. He was unhappy at Versailles. He wrote to Madame Denis complaining that he was bored to death by court society and the conversation of the great. ” I … Continue reading →

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sympathy for the unwashed: springtime for voltaire?

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Dave

Voltaire. The name conjures up many associations. Intelligent, radical, revolutionary. But who really was Voltaire? …. He was not, as has been said,a profound thinker. He taught men to question every legend, every conventional idea transmitted to them by their … Continue reading →