I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.
[J’aime fort la vérité, mais je n’aime point du tout le martyre.]
Voltaire (1694-1778) French writer [pseud. of Francois-Marie Arouet]
Letter to Jean le Rond d’Alembert (8 Feb 1776)
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