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HIM: But if nature was as powerful as she was wise, why didn't she make those men good in the same way she made them great? HIM BUT IF NATURE WAS AS POWERFUL AS SHE WAS WISE WHY DIDN'T SHE MAKE THOSE MEN GOOD IN THE SAME WAY SHE MADE THEM GREAT
is branches stretched a long way. He provided shade to those who came, who come, and who will come to rest alongside his majestic trunk. He produced fruits with an exquisite taste which replenish themselves continuously. We could also wish that Voltaire had had the sweetness of Duclos, the ingenuousness of Abbé Trublet, the honesty of Abbé d'Olivet. But since that's impossible, let's look at the really interesting side of this issue. Let's forget for the moment the point which we occupy in space and time and extend our vision into the centuries to come, into the most distant regions, into nations yet to be born. Let's think of the well being of our species. If we are not generous enough, let's at least forgive nature for having been wiser than we are. If you throw cold water on Greuze's head, perhaps you will extinguish his talent along with his vanity. If you make Voltaire less sensitive to criticism, he will not know how to descend into the soul of Merope. He will no longer move you.  UP INTO THE SKY HIS BRANCHES STRETCHED A LONG WAY HE PROVIDED SHADE TO THOSE WHO CAME WHO COME AND WHO WILL COME TO REST ALONGSIDE HIS MAJESTIC TRUNK HE PRODUCED FRUITS WITH AN EXQUISITE TASTE WHICH REPLENISH THEMSELVES CONTINUOUSLY WE COULD ALSO WISH THAT VOLTAIRE HAD HAD THE SWEETNESS OF DUC LOUX THE INGENUOUSNESS OF ABBE TROUBLEE THE HONESTY OF ABBE D'OLIVE BUT SINCE THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE LET'S LOOK AT THE REALLY INTERESTING SIDE OF THIS ISSUE LET'S FORGET FOR THE MOMENT THE POINT WHICH WE OCCUPY IN SPACE AND TIME AND EXTEND OUR VISION INTO THE CENTURIES TO COME INTO THE MOST DISTANT REGIONS INTO NATIONS YET TO BE BORN LET'S THINK OF THE WELL BEING OF OUR SPECIES IF WE ARE NOT GENEROUS ENOUGH LET'S AT LEAST FORGIVE NATURE FOR HAVING BEEN WISER THAN WE ARE IF YOU THROW COLD WATER ON GROITZ'S HEAD PERHAPS YOU WILL EXTINGUISH HIS TALENT ALONG WITH HIS VANITY IF YOU MAKE VOLTAIRE LESS SENSITIVE TO CRITICISM HE WILL NOT KNOW HOW TO DESCEND INTO THE SOUL OF MARIPEE HE WILL NO LONGER MOVE YOU
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