The agglomeration which was called and which still calls itself the Holy Roman Empire is… — Voltaire

The agglomeration which was called and which still calls itself the Holy Roman Empire is neither holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire.

In the original French

Ce corps qui s'appelait et qui s'appelle encore le saint empire romain n'était en aucune manière ni saint, ni romain, ni empire.

1756
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Voltaire. Essai sur l'Histoire Generale et sur les Moeurs et l'Espri des Nations [An Essay on Universal History, the Manners, and Spirit of Nations]. Geneva: Gabriel Cramer, 1756, ch. 70.

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