The knowledge which we have of God and of ourselves shows us that He is the greatest and the best of beings; and from this it follows that He must have chosen the best possible plan in producing the universe.
— Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Early Modern

Calculus, optimism

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From 'Theodicy'.

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1710

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