VoltaireVoltaire, [François Marie Arouet] (1694-1778) French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher

Voltaire Quote

“Your book is dedicated by the soundest reason. You had better get out of France as quickly as you can.”

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~ Voltaire


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Mike, Norwalk

or colloquially applied - now that you've exposed the core truth, you'd better (-: get the hell out of Dodge ;-)

Bryan Morton, Stuart, Florida

...or, as we say in the US, "America, love it or leave it." If you can't be an ignorant drone, then go away.

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Anonymous    1/6/09

Oh come on, Bryan.... if you find America to be the pit of hell why don't you leave? Maybe because the rest of the world is worse.

A.WOODS, Gloucester

Curious about the context.

Waffler, Smith, Arkansas

Guys like Mike and Bryan who live in a country such as the USA, which most others beat a path to for freedom and education at its great universities, can state the garbage they state about the lack of availability of core truths or that Americans are ignorant drones, well it just leaves me baffled. It would appear that they are the drones. I would suggest trying to improve oneself. I suggest for those who are beyond the normal age of formal education try "The Teadching Company.com" which publishes courses from many universities on many subjects of interest like polictics, philosophy, religion, history etc. No one especially anyone who comes on this site needs to feel like a drone and can educate themselves and need not go around judging their fellow citizens in this way..

E Archer, NYC

The quote merely highlights the fact that the 'soundest reason' in fact is the enemy of church and state. America is great because of the freedom it professes -- and as Americans should we just sit back when we see the nation being transformed from a country of innovation and productivity to one of dependence, debt, and oppression? Then all the dependent statists say, 'if you don't like it leave' when in fact they are but arguing for making America as bad as the countries they left. And BTW, Americans are leaving in droves to other countries that respect the rights and privacy of individuals more than the US. I myself have several places I like to escape to outside of the US for some real peace where I am not shaked down everywhere I go. Seeing America from the outside is an experience I recommend to all.

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown

If you're writing is based on sound reasonable creativity you better make the acquaintance of Mr Fredrick William Sillik. He will make certain you receive your due royalties.

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown

Absolutely correct Mr Archer. It would be just the greatest pleasure to meet someone of reasonable sensibilities.

E Archer, NYC
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E Archer, NYC Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown 11/10/22

You have met those of reasonable sensibilities, but a pickpocket sees only pockets.

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown
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Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown E Archer, NYC 11/10/22

Mr Archer, the child always speaks in riddles as you have just demonstrated. What is your point? Who's the pickpocket and who's pocket did they pick, and what did they take?

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown
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Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown E Archer, NYC 11/12/22

Untrue Mr Archer, I have only those who's desire is to unbalance the natural order to acquire a unearned advantage for themselves. Socialism as the Socialist is nature in the balance.

E Archer, NYC
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E Archer, NYC Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown 11/13/22

*sigh* The socialists are the grand appropriators of all, constantly laying claim to what is not theirs.  'The Socialist in Nature' does not exist.  While one man can live alone in Nature, a lone socialist cannot and remain a socialist.  A person who takes responsibility for him/herself is not practicing socialism but independence and self-determinism. 

A socialist lives off the taxing of others' labors, takes a portion (sometimes all) of people's property to pay the government to live in better conditions than the governed.  Note that this taxation cannot be refused by the taxed, it is theft and even servitude.

The socialist engineer derives his/her pleasure in playing God — socialists worship their collective power which justifies their every claim. They do not see themselves as thieves because they already claim it as theirs anyway — it's 'their' money and 'their' property because their ideology says so.

The Socialist is a self-deluded, narcissistic nihilist, with an insatiable thirst for lashing out at anyone who has been blessed with (and possibly worked for) more than they.

There is but one simple way to distinguish a socialist from a republican.  Simply answer:

"Who is responsible for the condition and quality of your life?"

Mike, Norwalk
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Mike, Norwalk E Archer, NYC 11/14/22

Archer, extremely well said with no corrections being applicable.

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown
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Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown E Archer, NYC 11/16/22

Mr Archer, you are just projecting your life's practices and attributing it to Socialism. Only the adult is self-aware.

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown
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Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown 11/13/22

Correction: Mr Archer, I have only had the  "pleasure" of meeting those who's desire is to unbalance the natural order to acquire an unearned advantage for themselves. The Socialist is the balanced individual. Socialism is the vision of social abilities to create.

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown

Never Mr Archer, I would like to add, have I ever met a person of reason, absolutely never. 

E Archer, NYC
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E Archer, NYC Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown 11/13/22

It's because you are delusional, Fred.

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown
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Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown E Archer, NYC 11/13/22

Not delusional Mr Archer. The materialistic business boy as you are will prioritize your automobile, firearms, weapons, etc over your closest personal relationships. The Social being prioritizes his relationships and their health over any all material trivialities. The materialistic boy and girl are never reasonable. The adult is the being of reason.

E Archer, NYC
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E Archer, NYC Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown 11/13/22

It's obvious you have never met me. Not even close.  Try again.

Fred, do adults know what logical fallacies are? I'm not sure you even know what reason is ...

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown
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Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown E Archer, NYC 11/13/22

Mr Archer I have met similar individuals just like you no doubt, because I've found dealing with the conventional creature you are dealing never with an individual but an entire demographic. If I diagnosed you I diagnosed virtually millions. When you call me sick no one takes exception other than me. 

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown
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Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown 11/13/22

Mr Archer reason is drawing a logical conclusion from fragments of information that is supplied and ever reluctant  as it seems.  Just try to ask a question to a conventional individual. For example I ask l a question last night to conventional creatures about mental health, are the majority or minority of the population mentally healthy? They hit the roof so to speak.

Mike, Norwalk
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Mike, Norwalk E Archer, NYC 11/14/22

(-; ,  (-; , (-;  too, TOO accurate ;-) ,  ;-) , ;-)

Mike, Norwalk
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Mike, Norwalk Mike, Norwalk 11/14/22

Archer, Sillik is not only delusional, he is a liar and tyrant also.

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown
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Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown Mike, Norwalk 11/14/22

Mr Mike Norwalk, pure projecting on your part.

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown
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Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown Mike, Norwalk 11/14/22

Me Mike Norwalk the tyrant? You worship beings that actually enslaved their follow being.You actually refer to them as "geniuses." You just wait if and see if black people are successful in their aims of turning the tables, if you call them geniuses you unreasonable baboon. 

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown
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Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown 11/14/22

Also Mike Norwalk, the subjective individual projects,  the objective mind does not project. Want to observe a female go berserk tell her the world is objective. 2+2= 4 no matter what the female tries to tell you.

Mike, Norwalk
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Mike, Norwalk Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown 11/14/22

Sillik, you are a liar. What people specifically do you say I worship? When did I ever refer anything concerning enslaving anyone or as "geniuses" by people I worship? What have I said concerning black people that would refer to any table? It is you that just called black people unreasonable baboons.

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown
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Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown Mike, Norwalk 11/20/22

Mike Norwalk, you are clearly taking my words out of honest context here. I did not intend to call black people unreasonable baboons. I had no intent, so I didn't. Mike Norwalk with this clear example of aggressive lying, on your part, I am going to have to suspend written exchanges with you for some time.  I will say I am the only socially responsible person on the planet that desires to solve the terrible race problem we have. I am an integrationist, an individual who wishes to ban nuclear weaponry, this plays a big part in racial animosities and have a social arrangement that values and regards all as equal.

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown
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Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown 11/25/22

Specifically, I should say I am suspending written exchanges addressed to Mike, Norwalk for some time until he's takes a more conciliatory stance.

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown
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Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown Mike, Norwalk 11/16/22

Mike, Norwalk, could you tell me of anyone else on this planet you might think is delusional, a liar, or a tyrant? Any one of the three? You cannot I bet. I challenge you name anyone that has any of these characteristic.

 

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown

Who is the thief Mr Archer?  Who Mr Archer? Mr Archer, everyone knows who the thief is, but the kids won't tell on the other kids. But everyone knows who it is. But the kids must always fool their most interested associate in their criminal actions, and that is themselves. Who is the pickpocket of who you accuse?  Let me answer because I'm not going to get a truthful answer from you. You are projecting yourself.

Mike, Norwalk
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Mike, Norwalk Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown 11/14/22

Sillik, socialism is any of various theories or systems of communal organization at which its theocratic ideology reigns supreme, where all property (real, chattel, people, etc.), the production - distribution of goods and services and the means thereof is/are owned and controlled collectively or by a centralized government that is also active in planing the economy. Any other delusion of socialism is a lie meant to deceive and enslave. AND!  truth does not project itself as a lie (of socialism or otherwise) Socialism, in ALL it many forms destroys, it does not create.

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown

Mike Norwalk, Socialism is what the visionary intends it to be, a tool of creation. You boys and your observations don't mean anything.
Socialism is the vision of social abilities to create.

Mike, Norwalk
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Mike, Norwalk Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown 11/14/22

Sillik, you are a liar, socialism has a definition other that what you are trying to deceive with. Socialism only destroys  unless that is what you call creation (you are really twisted).

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown

Mike, Norwalk you don't seem to believe in anything, so to have any substantive opinions on anything is never going to present itself. You have to have a foundation to form any beliefs or have any substantive opinions and you don't have that.

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown

Mike, Norwalk I believe that humanity is a positive addition to the universe. I believe we must reach adulthood. To reach adulthood we must be social, hence Socialism. Socialism is the vision of social abilities to create.

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown

Mike Norwalk my observations say you, the conventional individual, have an aversion to education and intelligence. You cannot seem to connect components, the dots so to speak. The adult lives for information, education, the truth.

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown

Correction:Mike Norwalk the more information supplied, the less the child looks  legitimate and the more the adult appears justified. This gives validation to the speech attributed to President Kennedy about a secret society. It would be logical to deduct that the child runs this system because of the inadequacies of information supplied and the lack of transparency and accessibility. Adults are psychologically open and accessable. 

E Archer, NYC

Fred is the poster BOY for screaming wild eyed liberals.  Socialists are not adults  they are permanent wards of the State.  Perpetual children to be guided by the likes of Fred, who is our superior in every way (he says...). To deny his childish claim is to induce his wrath, and Fred the Fascist shines through.

The saddest fact is that he believes himself superior to all, with no equal on Earth.  And he is NOT delusional.  He is the most reasonable person he has ever met.  

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown
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Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown E Archer, NYC 11/17/22

Thanks Mr Archer, I appreciate your acknowledgement that I am a liberal. This is awareness, on your part, that I am the harbinger of change. What you don't understand is that the child never changes, and the adult develops with every passing second. Parts of you understand the situation, but you are an existing mental battle zone will different notions competing for attention in your fragmented mental arrangement. The "liberal" adult is significantly more unified in his mental arrangement. Nothing's perfect, however, and he also must struggle.

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown

Mr Archer, the selfless socially responsible must be the guiding force. I, unlike you, do not think of myself as superior. You don't believe in equality in the real sense, and I do, this puts me in the correct position. It's just that simple.

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown

Mr Archer, I never seek superiority, I search for correctness. The correct behavior is superior the incorrect behavior. I simply assert that I behave correctly, it's as simple as that. To seek superiority is the path of a foolish child. I try to behave in the most civilized fashion as any adult would prioritize.

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown

Correction:Mr Archer, I never seek superiority, I search for correctness. The correct behavior is supiorer to the incorrect behavior. I simply assert I behave correctly, it's as simple as that. To seek superiority is the path of a foolish child. I try to behave in the most civilized fashion as any adult would prioritize.

 

 

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