Beatrice, I found Voltaire over 44 yrs ago, and still after reading thousands of books haven't found anything I like better than Candide and some of his other sayings and essays. For another point of view entirely, nothing to do with free speech, I love Art and Physics (parallel visions in space, time & light) by a surgeon, Leonard Shlain. Rayilyn Brown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn