Probably it is impossible for humor to be ever a revolutionary weapon. Candide can do little more than generate irony.
The poet may be used as a barometer but let us not forget that he is also...
Humor results when society says you can't scratch certain things in public...
The trouble with many men is that they have got just enough religion to make them miserable. If there is not joy in religion you have got a leak in your religion.
