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"On dit que Dieu est toujours pour les gros bataillons."

January 1, 1970

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It is said that God is always on the side of the big battalions. — Letter to François-Louis-Henri Leriche (6 February 1770) — Note: In his Notebooks (c.1735-c.1750), Voltaire wrote: God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best.

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It is said that God is always on the side of the big battalions. — Letter to François-Louis-Henri Leriche (6 February 1770) — Note: In his Notebooks (c.1735-c.1750), Voltaire wrote: God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best.