Le Sentiment des citoyens

work by Voltaire

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    In Voltaire: Achievements at Ferney of Voltaire

    He directed Le Sentiment des citoyens (1764) against Rousseau. In this anonymous pamphlet, which supposedly expressed the opinion of the Genevese, Voltaire, who was well informed, revealed to the public that Rousseau had abandoned his children. As author he used all kinds of pseudonyms: Rabbi Akib, Pastor…

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