All VOLTAIRE Quotes about “Crime”

“It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.”
“Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.”
“War is the greatest of all crimes; and yet there is no aggressor who does not color his crime with the pretext of justice.”
“History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.”
“History is but the record of crimes and misfortunes. L'histoire n'est que le tableau des crimes et des malheurs”
“History in general is a collection of crimes, follies, and misfortunes among which we have now and then met with a few virtues, and some happy times.”
“History is the study of the world's crime”
“Fear follows crime and is its punishment.”
“Which is more dangerous: fanaticism or atheism? Fanaticism is certainly a thousand times more deadly; for atheism inspires no bloody passion whereas fanaticism does; atheism is opposed to crime and fanaticism causes crimes to be committed.”

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