Voltaire (November 21, 1694 - May 30, 1778) on Masters and The Masses

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(1694 - 1778)

French Enlightenment Writer, Historian, and Philosopher, Famous for his Wit, and his Criticism of Christianity?especially the Roman Catholic Church?and of Slavery, and an Advocate of Freedom of Speech and of Religion

: A French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher. Known by his nom de plume M. de Voltaire (/v?l?t??r, vo?l-/; also US: /v??l-/; French: [v?lt???]), he was famous for his wit, and his criticism of Christianity?especially the Roman Catholic Church?and of slavery. Voltaire was an advocate of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state. (From: Wikipedia.org.)


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Quote #14 on Political Struggle Quotes >> Masters and The Masses

“...there are millions of people upon earth who have a hundred times more to complain of than King Charles Edward, the Emperor Ivan, or the Sultan Achmet.”

Source: "Candide," by Voltaire, Millennium Publications, 2014, originally published 1759. Chapter 27: Candide’s Voyage to Constantinople, Page 73.

"Candide," by Voltaire, Millennium Publications, 2014, originally published 1759.

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