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<p> A philosophic romance by Voltaire, and written in ridicule of the famous maxim of Leibnitz, "All for the best in the best of all possible worlds"; it is a sweeping satire, and "religion, political government, national manners, human weakness, ambition, love, loyalty, all come in for a sneer." </p> | <p> A philosophic romance by Voltaire, and written in ridicule of the famous maxim of Leibnitz, "All for the best in the best of all possible worlds"; it is a sweeping satire, and "religion, political government, national manners, human weakness, ambition, love, loyalty, all come in for a sneer." </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_70163"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/candide Candide from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_70163"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/candide Candide from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:03, 15 October 2021
Candide [1]
A philosophic romance by Voltaire, and written in ridicule of the famous maxim of Leibnitz, "All for the best in the best of all possible worlds"; it is a sweeping satire, and "religion, political government, national manners, human weakness, ambition, love, loyalty, all come in for a sneer."
