Why did Herbert Spencer invent Social Darwinism? How did the Enlightenment influence American political thought? How did Voltaire feel about censorship? How did social democrats disagree with socialist revolutionaries? Was Michel Foucault anti-establishment?
How did the American Revolution impact women slaves? How did Voltaire influence the American Revolution? How did the motivations of the colonizers impact the cultures created in the American colonies? How did Jamestown affect the natives? How did the Magna Carta influence government in the colonies...
She replied, because she did not believe the Bible. I asked her why she did not believe the Bible. "Because I have tried its promises and found them untrue." "Which promises?" "The promises about prayer." "Which promises about prayer?" "Does it not say in the Bible, 'Whatsoever ye...
I did baby sit it while it was in the oven as I didn’t want it to over bake and I didn’t feel confident about the baking times. I didn’t put any confectioner’s sugar on top even though the original recipe calls for it. This is not a beauty contest cake, it’s an eating ...
— Voltaire 163 It is my right to be rich, happy, and successful. Money flows to me freely, copiously, and endlessly. I am forever conscious of my true worth. I give of my talents freely, and I am wonderfully blessed financially. It is wonderful! — Joseph Murphy 152 Charity is a...
The French philosopher Voltaire fantasised about a world without religion: Mao in the Cultural Revolution was seriously working to create one, and had the bulk of the young people on his side. Even in Tibet, it was young Tibetans who did a lot of the destructions of the various Buddhist ...
Before another member of my group could speak, I was on my feet conjuring a picture of the society we just escaped that lacked documentation of unalienable rights. Quoting Locke and Voltaire from memory, I watched as my opponents scrambled for a rebuttal.” ...
To announce truths is an infallible receipt for being persecuted. —Voltaire How were the receipts today in Madison Square Garden ? —P. T. Barnum I remember the first time I had sex - I kept the receipt. —Groucho Marx Some people pay a compliment as if they expected a receipt. —Kin...
One feature of Enlightenment writing that I strove to emulate was the avoidance of turgid, colorless academic prose, and a reliance instead on concrete examples and vivid imagery. Many Enlightenment thinkers (including David Hume, Thomas Jefferson, Adam Smith, and Voltaire) were dazzling stylists —...
Sarcasm was often employed by 18th-century French philosopher Voltaire. In his great satire "Candide," the titular character begins his journey by following the optimism of his teacher Master Pangloss, who believes that this world is "the best of all possible worlds." However, throughout the ...