Voltaire

So the story goes, the French philosophwas on his deathbed and Satan appeared to make a recruiting pitch, enormously pleased with his propganda potential with the author of Candide tweaking the wires. He made his plea promising great reign in the underwolrd and all such rot. Voltaire thought for a moment and then politely declined, looking around the room and pondering his fate, he said, "I don't think this is the time to start making enemies."