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"You are in the right," said Candide, "that is what Doctor Pangloss was always telling me, and I see that everything is for the best."  (Voltaire pg. 949)

Candide tells a tale of a man who is taught from a very young age to believe that this world isthe best of all possible worlds.  After having to experience many tramatic experiences, optimism is mocked, and Candide learns that optimism is stupid and that people are not all as nice as he had hoped.

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Candide by Voltaire