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Voltaire Quotes
Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.
Source:
Letter to Frederick II of Prussia (April 6, 1767)
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Voltaire
Profession:
Writer, Philosopher
Born:
November 21, 1694 - May 30, 1778
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