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I agree that its good to stand out and make a change like I did back  when I wrote for freedom -Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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I agree that its good to stand out and make a change like I did back  when I wrote for freedom -Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.
Common sense is not so common.
The best is the enemy of the good.”

-Voltaire

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Born: Voltaire was born François-Marie Arouet in Paris on November 21, 1694.
Death: Voltaire died in Paris on May 30, 1778.
Fact about Death: Thirteen years later, during the French Revolution, his body was reburied in the Paris Panthéon, the resting place of France's most celebrated figures.

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Voltaire positioned his Lettres philosophiques as an intervention into these controversies, drafting a famous and widely cited letter. In this respect, his philosophy as manifest in each was deeply indebted to the epistemological convictions he gleaned from Newtonianism.

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Voltaire was quite controversial in his day, in no small part because of the critical nature of his work. His books and pamphlets contained scores of assaults on church authority and clerical power. They criticized French political institutions too, and many incorporated elaborate defenses of civil liberty. Voltaire (1696-1778) and Rousseau (1712-1778) are the two main intellectual creators of modern Europe. They both attacked feudalism, which was the prevailing system in France of that time. They complemented each other, Voltaire emphasizing reason, and Rousseau emphasizing emotion. 

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Voltaire greatly influenced the direction of European thought in the 18th century. Although he died in 1778, he is often credited as being an architect of the Revolution of 1789. Learn more about Voltaire's impact on the Enlightenment.

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Voltaire greatly influenced the direction of European thought in the 18th century. Although he died in 1778, he is often credited as being an architect of the Revolution of 1789. Learn more about Voltaire's impact on the Enlightenment.

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Voltaire believed above all in the efficacy of reason. He believed social progress could be achieved through reason and that no authority—religious or political or otherwise—should be immune to challenge by reason. He emphasized in his work the importance of tolerance, especially religious tolerance. 

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Voltaire wrote plays, including Alzire, and began a work on the reign of Louis XIV called Le Siècle de Louis XIV, published in 1751. He also furthered his scientific education. 

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Voltaire wrote plays, including Alzire, and began a work on the reign of Louis XIV called Le Siècle de Louis XIV, published in 1751. He also furthered his scientific education.

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Voltaire believed above all in the efficacy of reason. He believed social progress could be achieved through reason and that no authority—religious or political or otherwise—should be immune to challenge by reason. He emphasized in his work the importance of tolerance, especially religious tolerance.

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Voltaire greatly influenced the direction of European thought in the 18th century. Although he died in 1778, he is often credited as being an architect of the Revolution of 1789. Learn more about Voltaire's impact on the Enlightenment.

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Voltaire was quite controversial in his day, in no small part because of the critical nature of his work. His books and pamphlets contained scores of assaults on church authority and clerical power. They criticized French political institutions too, and many incorporated elaborate defenses of civil liberty. Voltaire (1696-1778) and Rousseau (1712-1778) are the two main intellectual creators of modern Europe. They both attacked feudalism, which was the prevailing system in France of that time. They complemented each other, Voltaire emphasizing reason, and Rousseau emphasizing emotion.

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Voltaire himself did not hope that all his vast quantity of writings would be remembered by posterity. His epic poems and lyrical verse are virtually dead, as are his plays. But his contes are continually republished, and his letters are regarded as one of the great monuments of French literature.

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Voltaire was one of the greatest of all French writers. Although only a few of his works are still read, he continues to be held in worldwide repute as a courageous crusader against tyranny, bigotry, and cruelty. His works and activities influenced the direction taken by European civilization.

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Voltaire positioned his Lettres philosophiques as an intervention into these controversies, drafting a famous and widely cited letter. In this respect, his philosophy as manifest in each was deeply indebted to the epistemological convictions he gleaned from Newtonianism.