"Qui plume a, guerre a."
— Voltaire
January 1, 1970
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To hold a pen is to be at war. — Letter to Jeanne-Grâce Bosc du Bouchet, comtesse d'Argental (4 October 1748) — This remark also appears in a letter to Marie-Louise Denis (22 May 1752): To hold a pen is to be at war. This world is one vast temple consecrated to discord [Qui plume a, guerre a. Ce monde est un vaste temple dédié à la discorde].
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To hold a pen is to be at war. — Letter to Jeanne-Grâce Bosc du Bouchet, comtesse d'Argental (4 October 1748) — This remark also appears in a letter to Marie-Louise Denis (22 May 1752): To hold a pen is to be at war. This world is one vast temple consecrated to discord [Qui plume a, guerre a. Ce monde est un vaste temple dédié à la discorde].