On war. From Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary
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François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire
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- Thomas Spence
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Notes
Pig's meat, vol. 2 (1794), p. 147-151. Entry from Voltaire's Philosophical dictionary, taken from the 1765 translation. The blame for waging war is put on princes. The context implies judgement on Britain's war with republican France.