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Voltaire

Philosopher / Author · French · 18th c.

A giant of 18th-century French Enlightenment thought. Through the satirical novel Candide and the Philosophical Dictionary, he sharply criticized religious intolerance, despotism, and superstition. The Calas Affair retrial victory became a symbol of judicial reform of the era. A standard-bearer of free expression who embodied the spirit of "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."