[–] Confucious 1 point 3 points 4 points (+4|-1) ago
I think Tacitus said something similar.
[–] Tallest_Skil 1 point 5 points 6 points (+6|-1) ago
Does it matter? It’s true.
[–] ShakklezthaKlown 2 points 0 points 2 points (+2|-2) ago
yeah because you sit on voat all day not talking about the jews.
if they rule over you, they're quite merciful.
[–] Tallest_Skil 2 points 1 point 3 points (+3|-2) ago
I’m trying to figure out what you’re even attempting to say here. Either it’s a bad attempt at sarcasm or a terrifyingly accurate Poe’s Law.
[–] andrew_jackson 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Whence ever it's origins, it's a bang-on example of trolling. Imagine how far the saying has proliferated, and how many minds it might have changed.
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[–] LexOrandiLexCredendi 1 point 3 points 4 points (+4|-1) ago
Reading E Michael Jones' Libido Dominandi, and Voltaire was more of an asshole than I realized. His work has ruined the lives of countless people.
Why does WHO said a quote matter so much more than the quote itself?
If Voltaire said it, then it is true, but if a white supremacist said it, then its not true? Either the quote is poignant or it isn't. It was very much true in Revolutionary/Napoleonic France that there were characters behind the scenes, pulling the strings.
Like 'The Grey Eminence'.
[–] Blood-is-Nature 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Give 'Degenerate Moderns' a go. In it Jones annihilates Freud from every angle (also Martin Luther, Picasso and yet again Kinsey among others). It's a great addition to Libido Dominadi, because he goes into more detail, like directly quoting the child abuse lines from the Kinsey's Report.
[–] chirogonemd 1 point 3 points 4 points (+4|-1) ago
Yeah Jones really dislikes Voltaire. I read Monsters from the Id recently. He also hates the Shelleys.
[–] A_M_Swallow 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I got a book of quotations from 1942 out. It is not amongst Voltaire's sayings. I cannot find it in the index either.