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VOLTAIRE (5)
VOLTAIRE (5)
ScnMaster
assumed name of Francois
Marie
Arouet (1694 - 1778),
French
author and
philosopher
who believed in
freedom
of
thought
and
respect
for all men, and who spoke out against intolerance,
tyranny
and
superstition
. He was imprisoned in the
Bastille
for his
satirical
verses against certain noblemen.
See also
Bastille
in this glossary.
—
PDC
Volume 7 Approved Glossary