"I have received, Sir, your new book against the human race; for which I thank you... No one has ever used so much intelligence to try to render us Beasts. When one reads your works, it stirs a desire to walk on all fours."

Voltaire upon receiving the Discourse on Inequality from Rousseau

116 houseboats in Amsterdam

Word of the day:

sinecure: A position or office that requires little or no work but provides a salary.