"Il est défendu de tuer; tout meurtrier est puni, à moins qu'il n'ait tué en grande compagnie, et au son des trompettes."
— Voltaire

January 1, 1970

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It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. — "Rights" (1771)