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Voltaire’s wisdom endures

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Voltaire’s wisdom endures

To the editor:

I read David Parker’s letter in last week’s paper. It made me think of this quote from Voltaire: “Once fanaticism has corrupted a mind, the malady is almost incurable....”

 

Man’s circumstances have changed greatly since Voltaire’s time. Mankind, it seems, has not.

Jennifer Hollowell

Bryson City

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