Quote by Voltaire

This agglomeration which was called and which still calls itself the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.

This agglomeration which was called and which still calls it

Summary

This quote is a critique of the Holy Roman Empire and its grandiose title. The author suggests that the empire lacked the qualities it claimed to possess. "Holy" questions the moral righteousness of the empire's actions, "Roman" challenges its claim to be a continuation of the ancient Roman Empire, and "empire" questions its centralized power. Overall, the quote implies that the Holy Roman Empire failed to live up to the ideals it professed, and highlights the irony or the discrepancy between its title and its actual nature.

By Voltaire

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