Quoi que vous fassiez, ecrasez l'infame, et aimez qui vous aime.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Voltaire advises crushing the infamous (religious intolerance) and loving those who love you.
- In plain terms
- Fight intolerance and love those who love you.
- What can you take from it?
- Oppose intolerance and cherish mutual affection.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What should you fight?
- How do you define infamy?
Another view
It offers vague guidance on how to identify or crush 'the infamous'.
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