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Never in any place in the world was there more freedom of speech touching the superstitions of men, and never were they treated with more banter and contempt.

God is respected, but all they who have cajoled men in His name are treated unsparingly." The coarseness of the Germans and the mocking infidelity of the French vied with each other in license.

Sometimes Voltaire felt that things were carried rather far.