The Age of Voltaire Quotes

“Frederick agreed that the punishment of La Barre was extreme; for his part he would rather have condemned the youth to read the entire Summa theologica of Thomas Aquinas; this, he thought, would be a fate worse than death.”
― Will Durant, The Age of Voltaire: The Story of Civilization, Volume IX

“I do not wish to belittle reason, but it should be the servant of love, not of pride.”
― Will Durant, The Age of Voltaire

“IV. IS MAN A MACHINE? Yes, said Julien Offroy de La Mettrie.”
― Will Durant, The Age of Voltaire: The Story of Civilization, Volume IX