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Voltaire's Candide: Tools Of Power

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In the Story of Candide Religion is major key factor on many tools of power that Voltaire satirizes in "Candide." Voltaire is trying to show the inconsistency in the politics and Ineptitude of rulers, hypocrisy. Trough out the story the Governor of Buenos Ayres was given multiple titles. They were Don Fernando d’Ibaraa, and y Souza, y Figueroa, y Lampourdos, y Mascarenes that shows the Pride and Vanity of the Governor. During Candide’s journey, he meets people that are suffering from the underscores and pettiness of the leaders that he encounters along the way. His illustration of Candide talk with Martin, over there discussion of who is more to be pitied, and Martin says, "I can only hope presume that there are millions of people on this

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