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Viva Voltaire
Cryptography
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The following quotes are from Voltaire (1694 - 1778). Voltaire's intelligence, wit and style made him one of France's greatest writers and philosophers.
Can you decode them?
Both puzzles use the same code.
* The hint contains three vowels.
V=C
"QZSUDX ZIZJK LCVVZLLPCN ROD LAODXL O LCJFJULZX RBASZJ-UD-NOG."
"WCXTZ O ROD QK SUL HCZLAUBD JOASZJ ASOD SUL ODLGZJ."
Can you decode them?
Both puzzles use the same code.
* The hint contains three vowels.
V=C
"QZSUDX ZIZJK LCVVZLLPCN ROD LAODXL O LCJFJULZX RBASZJ-UD-NOG."
"WCXTZ O ROD QK SUL HCZLAUBD JOASZJ ASOD SUL ODLGZJ."
Hint
B=OU=I
Z=E
Answer
"BEHIND EVERY SUCCESSFUL MAN STANDS A SUPRISED MOTHER-IN-LAW.""JUDGE A MAN BY HIS QUESTION RATHER THAN HIS ANSWER."
KEY:
A=T
B=O
C=U
D=N
F=P
G=W
H=Q
I=V
J=R
K=Y
L=S
N=L
O=A
P=F
Q=B
R=M
S=H
T=G
U=I
V=C
W=J
X=D
Z=E
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