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How did he get away with it? 04/18/26(Sat)20:08:04 No.25218783

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How did he get away with it? Anonymous 04/18/26(Sat)20:08:04 No.25218783

This book is absolutely obscene, even by current day standards.

Anonymous
04/18/26(Sat)20:23:46 No.25218805

Anonymous 04/18/26(Sat)20:23:46 No.25218805

Can someone explain to me why exactly he feels the need to censor the Prussians and Austrians in this book? He had already left Frederick's court and was writing this from Geneva wasn't he?

Anonymous
04/18/26(Sat)20:37:26 No.25218816

Anonymous 04/18/26(Sat)20:37:26 No.25218816

>>25218805
Probably out of fear. When push comes to shove the atheist recoils at the slightest bit of resistance.

Anonymous
04/18/26(Sat)20:39:16 No.25218818

Anonymous 04/18/26(Sat)20:39:16 No.25218818

>>25218816
>Voltaire
>atheist
Bruh

Anonymous
04/18/26(Sat)20:48:49 No.25218828

Anonymous 04/18/26(Sat)20:48:49 No.25218828

>>25218818
Okay he was a deist. But still...

Anonymous
04/18/26(Sat)22:27:56 No.25218990

Anonymous 04/18/26(Sat)22:27:56 No.25218990

>>25218783
He published it anonymously. Also, I fucking loved this book.

Anonymous
04/19/26(Sun)03:12:56 No.25219332

Anonymous 04/19/26(Sun)03:12:56 No.25219332

I'm a Christian, but it's very funny. A lot of the humor of that era doesn't translate today, but this is timeless.

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