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Upon Quotes by Voltaire
- History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead.
- The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor.
- History is the lie commonly agreed upon.
- The ladder of success must be set upon something solid before you can start to climb
- History is fables agreed upon.
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