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The right of commanding is no longer an advantage transmitted by nature like an inheritance, it is the fruit of labors, the price of courage.
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
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Francois Marie Arouet
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