Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ
speech only to conceal their thoughts.
-- Francis M. Voltaire (1694-1778)
-- Dialogue xiv, Le Chapon et la Poularde (l763)
speech only to conceal their thoughts.
-- Francis M. Voltaire (1694-1778)
-- Dialogue xiv, Le Chapon et la Poularde (l763)
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