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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