Voltaire

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Voltaire

During the time of the enlightenment, there was a group of people known as philosophes, people who
brought "the light of knowledge to their ignorant fellow creatures"(McKay, 601).The prevalent ideals of these
thinkers were progress, reason, and the search for natural law. Of these thinkers, Francois Marie Arouet, or
Voltaire was undoubtedly the most famous. One of the more interesting of the enlightenment figures, Voltaire
used wit and clever satire to convey his messages. In some cases, he shared the same view as other philosophes,
but in others his opinion was very different.
Voltaire said that It didn't matter what people said, he believed they had freedom of speech and he would
defend that right(16). Like the other Enlightenment thinkers, Voltaire talked about how wonderful freedom of
speech would be, and despised those that did not give it. He himself had been imprisoned because of something he
said. Voltaire did not believe there were accidents, there has to be a reason for everything.(18) This goes along
with the new way of thinking. Nothing happened "by accident", everything had a reason or law which could
explain it. He also says the same thing when he says there are no chances, everything has a cause.(19) Again, he
displays his agreement with Enlightenment ideals. One of the main goals of these thinkers progress, and to them
that meant a break from harsh absolutism and the censorship of the church. "Liberty can only be achieved when ...

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