It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets
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"It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets" is a dictum by Voltaire found in Questions sur l'Encyclopédie (1770-1774). Its original French reads "il est défendu de tuer; tout meurtrier est puni, à moins qu’il n’ait tué en grande compagnie, et au son des trompettes."
By this Voltaire means that is allowed for people to kill during war.
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Dutch translation
Het is verboden om te doden. Iedere moordenaar wordt gestraft, tenzij hij doodt in groot gezelschap en onder luid trompetgeschal.
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