Friday, December 28, 2018

To Deal With Trump, Look to Voltaire


Advice from the Enlightenment: In the face of crude bullying and humorless lies, try wit and a passion for justice.

Robert Darnton, The New York Times, Dec. 27, 2018

Image from article, with caption: A bust of the French philosopher Voltaire.Credit Culture Club/Getty Images
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Correction: December 28, 2018
A caption for a photograph that previously accompanied this article misidentified its subject, based on information provided by Agence France-Presse. It showed a bust of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, not Voltaire.

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