“I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition.”

— Voltaire

Je meurs en adorant Dieu, en aimant mes amis, en ne haïssant pas mes ennemis et en détestant la superstition.

Déclaration de Voltaire, note to his secretary, Jean-Louis Wagnière (28 February 1778)
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Je meurs en adorant Dieu, en aimant mes amis, en ne haïssant pas mes ennemis et en détestant la superstition.

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