ABOUT VOLTAIRE
François-Marie Arouet (21 November 1694 ¿ 30 May 1778), known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his criticism of Christianity¿especially the Roman Catholic Church¿as well as his advocacy of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state.
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QUOTES SAMPLES
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.¿
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"Common sense is not so common.¿
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"Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.¿
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"God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.¿
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"Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.¿
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"It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self¿love.¿
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"Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.¿