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Superstition sets the whole world in flames; philosophy quenches them. — Voltaire

Superstition sets the whole world in flames; philosophy quenches them.

In the original French

La superstition met le monde entier en flammes; la philosophie les eteint.

Voltaire
1764
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SuperstitionPower of philosophyPhilosophy
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1764
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Voltaire
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Voltaire. "Superstition." Philosophical Dictionary, translated by Theodore Besterman. Penguin Classics, 1984.
Original citation
Voltaire. "Superstition." Dictionnaire Philosophique. Vol. 8, Paris: Chez l'éditeur.

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