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		pg on Aug 25, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why boycotting Whole Foods is Stupid IIRC it wasn't Voltaire who said this.

kf on Aug 25, 2009 [–]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Beatrice_Hall

She was a biographer of Voltaire and came up with the quote as an illustration of his beliefs.

gruseom on Aug 26, 2009 | [–]

Nice catch.

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