“To hold a pen is to be at war.”
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Appeared on his letter to Jeanne-Grâce Bosc du Bouchet, comtesse d'Argental (4 October 1748), and his l<span style="background-color: initial; font-size: 0.875rem;">etter to Marie-Louise Denis (22 May 1752). via Wikiquote</span>
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