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A minister of state is excusable for the harm he does when the helm of government has forced his hand in a storm but in the calm he is guilty of all the good he does not do.
Voltaire
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Voltaire
Age: 84 †
Born: 1694
Born: February 20
Died: 1778
Died: May 30
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François-Marie Arouet
Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire
Francois Marie Arouet
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