Literary Recommendations
General Discussion
I just "consumed" (oh... 21th century horror..., lets just say i read and was overwhelmed by) Voltaire's satirical novel "Candide" (Ok, i admit... it was a (rather splendid) Dutch translation (yes, yes, I do AM lazy hehe))."Candide" attacks the passivity inspired by Leibniz's philosophy of optimism. Amazingly Voltaire wrote this little jewel at the age of 64... Arouet attacks all the leading institutes of that time (being the Aristocracy and the Church) with a sharp and satirical pen. And even now, the themes he describes still look amazingly actual.For all who are involved with 'the Courts' and the history of the 18th century... If until now you have only been gazing in utter (teenage) admiration at the Splendor of the 'Royals', the Wealth and Richness they radiated... If until now you only have been accepting all the Religious Dogma's we have been targeted with...Well, its time you read this little gem and set your first step into the Age of Enlightenment... Cela est bien dit, rpondit Candide, mais il faut cultiver notre jardin. - "All this is well, but It is up to us to cultivate our garden"No Future without knowledge of the Past