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
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.
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It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.
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Liberty, then, about which so many volumes have been written is, when accurately defined, only the power of acting.
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The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force.
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The right to free speech is more important than the content of the speech.
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History is the lie commonly agreed upon.
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We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongue, at our peril, risk and hazard.
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Will is wish, and liberty is power.
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It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.
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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.
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The punishment of criminals should serve a purpose. When a man is hanged he is useless.
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The public is a ferocious beast -- one must either chain it up or flee from it.
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The secret of being tiresome is in telling everything.