Voltaire
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet, known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and separation of church and state...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionHistorian
Date of Birth21 November 1694
CityParis, France
CountryFrance
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It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.
freedom natural pens risk
We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongues, at our peril, risk and hazard.
freedom liberty acting
Liberty, then, about which so many volumes have been written is, when accurately defined, only the power of acting.
freedom character independence
The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force.
important speech free-speech
The right to free speech is more important than the content of the speech.
freedom truth lying
History is the lie commonly agreed upon.
risk freedom-of-speech hazards
We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongue, at our peril, risk and hazard.
freedom wish liberty
Will is wish, and liberty is power.
wisdom freedom fool
It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.
may hallmark free-society
The hallmark of a free society is that I may totally disapprove of what you say, but I'll defend your right to say it until I die.
inspirational religious freedom
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.
hear news sacrament wait
When we hear news we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation
inspirational funny life
I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it.
charlatans faith hundred regimen superior time
Regimen is superior to medicine, especially as, from time immemorial, out of every hundred physicians, ninety-eight are charlatans