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The sovereign is called a tyrant who knows no laws but his caprice.
Voltaire
Voltaire
Voltaire
Born: Nov 21, 1694
Died: May 30, 1778

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Alfred de Musset, Andre Maurois, Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Joseph Joubert, Madame de Stael, Roger de Rabutin, Simone de Beauvoir, Stendhal

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