Philosopher

Voltaire

French Enlightenment writer

1694 – 1778

Total Mentions

Direct Quotes

1954

First Mention

2020

Latest Mention

Most Frequent Citing Countries

United Kingdom(1)Republic of Moldova(1)Poland(1)Peru(1)India(1)Ecuador(1)DRC(1)Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic(1)

Direct Quotations (1)

"This world, this theatre of pride and wrong Swarms of sick fools who talk of happiness."

1954India

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All Mentions (8)

2020·Republic of Moldova

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on of the United Nations and to reaffirm our common commitment to the values and principles enshrined in the UN Charter. Some politicians paraphrased Voltaire, saying that if the United Nations did not exist, it should have to be invented. We fully subscribe. Seen in retrospect of 75 years of its activity,

2014·Ecuador

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Lenín Voltaire Moreno Garcés, as Special Envoy on Disability and Accessibility. Ecuador will continue to support all initiatives of the Organization to promote and

2000·DRC

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words, but these judges thought I had called for the invaders to be strangled. These judges are so uneducated they did not realize that I was quoting Voltaire. And now that I've admitted to quoting Voltaire, they will probably issue international arrest warrants for him, because they have no idea who he was

1988·Poland

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Only in such a state of awareness can one understand Voltaire's observation that in the world there are only offensive wars, the defensive ones being mere resistance to armed robbery. In a few weeks' time it wil

1986·United Kingdom

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a memorandum as a companion piece to this speech, describing our position on a number of other issues to.which we also attach the highest importance. Voltaire once observed that, in India and China, they believe that a prophet will come out of the West, whereas people in Europe expect their sages to come fr

1979·Belgium

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y, and in-stability will not become the law of the world. Perhaps history is but one long tragedy. For my part, however, I would rather believe, with Voltaire, that "the world, slowly, is progressing towards wisdom".

1961·Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic

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that has seen the launching of Soviet space ships and rockets, a year of great achievements by the Soviet people. We recall the wise advice given by Voltaire: "Cultivate your own garden". We are trying to do this properly but we are not closing our eyes to what is going on the other side of the garden fenc

1955·Peru

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back to mediaeval tradition, brought long periods of peace to Europe during the eighteenth century and initiated that concert of Powers described by Voltaire in memorable pages, which was a unique example in the history of civilization. The same factors of military and political balance and spiritual commu

Year	Country	Context	Speech
2020	Republic of Moldova	on of the United Nations and to reaffirm our common commitment to the values and principles enshrined in the UN Charter. Some politicians paraphrased Voltaire, saying that if the United Nations did not exist, it should have to be invented. We fully subscribe. Seen in retrospect of 75 years of its activity,	View
2014	Ecuador	Lenín Voltaire Moreno Garcés, as Special Envoy on Disability and Accessibility. Ecuador will continue to support all initiatives of the Organization to promote and	View
2000	DRC	words, but these judges thought I had called for the invaders to be strangled. These judges are so uneducated they did not realize that I was quoting Voltaire. And now that I've admitted to quoting Voltaire, they will probably issue international arrest warrants for him, because they have no idea who he was	View
1988	Poland	Only in such a state of awareness can one understand Voltaire's observation that in the world there are only offensive wars, the defensive ones being mere resistance to armed robbery. In a few weeks' time it wil	View
1986	United Kingdom	a memorandum as a companion piece to this speech, describing our position on a number of other issues to.which we also attach the highest importance. Voltaire once observed that, in India and China, they believe that a prophet will come out of the West, whereas people in Europe expect their sages to come fr	View
1979	Belgium	y, and in-stability will not become the law of the world. Perhaps history is but one long tragedy. For my part, however, I would rather believe, with Voltaire, that "the world, slowly, is progressing towards wisdom".	View
1961	Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic	that has seen the launching of Soviet space ships and rockets, a year of great achievements by the Soviet people. We recall the wise advice given by Voltaire: "Cultivate your own garden". We are trying to do this properly but we are not closing our eyes to what is going on the other side of the garden fenc	View
1955	Peru	back to mediaeval tradition, brought long periods of peace to Europe during the eighteenth century and initiated that concert of Powers described by Voltaire in memorable pages, which was a unique example in the history of civilization. The same factors of military and political balance and spiritual commu	View