Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable. - Voltaire

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I have a troubled relationship with Hunter S. Thompson, not just because he kicked me out of a bar but also because it's become clear to me that he was not a good person.

Voltaire

Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable.

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The hallmark of a free society is that I may totally disapprove of what you say, but I'll defend your right to say it until I die.

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