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To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.
Voltaire
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Voltaire was a Writer from France (1694–1778).

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Who said "To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth."?
This quote is attributed to Voltaire, a Writer from France.
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Voltaire lived from 1694 – 1778.
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