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Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary - cover

Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary

Voltaire Voltaire

Publisher: Librorium Editions

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This book does not demand continuous reading; but at whatever place one opens it, one will find matter for reflection. The most useful books are those of which readers themselves compose half; they extend the thoughts of which the germ is presented to them; they correct what seems defective to them, and they fortify by their reflections what seems to them weak.
Available since: 12/07/2020.

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