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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 #6 on Political Struggle Quotes >> Society and Tradition
“Imagine all contradictions, all possible incompatibilities -- you will find them in the government, in the law-courts, in the churches, in the public shows...”
Source: "Candide," by Voltaire, Millennium Publications, 2014, originally published 1759. Chapter 22: What happened to Candide and Martin in France, Page 55.
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