Voltaire's Smile; Time to End the Compassion Competition
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, January 5, 2005
Voltaires Smile; Time to End the Compassion Competition. Byline: Tony Blankley, THE WASHINGTON TIMES "Jesus wept; Voltaire...Lisbon earthquake of 1755 that extinguished up to 60,000 souls. Of course, the tears of Jesus need no explanation. But Voltaires smile was a more complex thing. On hearing of the Lisbon disaster Voltaire wrote to a friend: "One would have great difficulty...