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Voltaire Quotes
It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity could be a virtue.
Source:
Voltaire's Notebooks (1735-50)
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Name:
Voltaire
Profession:
Writer, Philosopher
Born:
November 21, 1694 - May 30, 1778
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