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| + | '''François-Marie Arouet''' ([[21 November]], [[1694]] – [[30 May]], [[1778]]), better known by the [[pen name]] '''Voltaire''', was a [[France|French]] [[Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]] [[writer]], [[essayist]], [[deism|deist]] and [[philosophy|philosopher]] known for his [[wit]], philosophical sport, and defense of [[civil liberty|civil liberties]], including [[freedom of religion]] and the right to a [[fair trial]]. He was an outspoken supporter of [[social reform]] despite strict [[censorship]] laws in France and harsh penalties for those who broke them. A satirical [[polemic]]ist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize [[Christian Church]] [[dogma]] and the French institutions of his day. | ||
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- "It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets." --Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet (21 November, 1694 – 30 May, 1778), better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, essayist, deist and philosopher known for his wit, philosophical sport, and defense of civil liberties, including freedom of religion and the right to a fair trial. He was an outspoken supporter of social reform despite strict censorship laws in France and harsh penalties for those who broke them. A satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize Christian Church dogma and the French institutions of his day.
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