Voltaire quote about folly from Candide - 'You know England? Are they as foolish there as in France?'
'It is another kind of folly'
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'You know England? Are they as foolish there as in France?'
'It is another kind of folly'
 Voltaire, Candide (1759). copy citation

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Author Voltaire
Source Candide
Topic folly England France
Date 1759
Language English
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“CANDIDE AND MARTIN TOUCHED UPON THE COAST OF ENGLAND, AND WHAT THEY SAW THERE. "Ah, Pangloss! Pangloss! Ah, Martin! Martin! Ah, my dear Cunegonde, what sort of a world is this?" said Candide on board the Dutch ship.
"Something very foolish and abominable," said Martin. "You know England? Are they as foolish there as in France?"
"It is another kind of folly," said Martin. "You know that these two nations are at war for a few acres of snow in Canada,[31] and that they spend over this beautiful war much more than Canada is worth.” source
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