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“How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted.”
 
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Name:   Voltaire
 
Nationality:   French
 
Date of Birth:   Nov 21, 1694
 
Date of Death:   May 30,  1778
 
Profession:   Writer
 
 
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