FRANÇOIS-MARIE AROUET

Birth date: November 21, 1694
Death date: May 30, 1778
From: Paris, France

DURING HIS LIFE

• Imprisoned at The Bastille twice
• Angered the government with his writings
• Pretended to be studying law in England
• Father wanted him to study law

CONTRIBUTIONS TO MODERN DAY GOV.

• Firm believer in rationalism
• Freedom of religion
• Freedom of speech

Quote:
"Man is free at the moment he wishes to be."

I think this quote means you can't control someone. When a person wishes to free their mind, they will.

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CITATION

• Biography.com Editors. Voltaire. A&E Television Networks. 25 September 2015. http://www.biography.com/people/voltaire-9520178
• History.com Staff. Voltaire is imprisoned in the Bastille. 2009. A+E Networks. 24 September 2015. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/voltaire-is-imprisoned-in-the-ba...

CITATION

• Luke Mastin. By Individual Philosopher > Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet). 2008. 25 September 2015. http://www.philosophybasics.com/philosophers_voltaire.html
• Michael Johnson. The Delightful Voltaire. July 2010. The American Spectator. 25 September 2015. http://spectator.org/articles/39313/delightful-voltaire

PICTURE CITATION

• https://luxchristi.wordpress.com/2013/08/15/camus-and-voltaire-ecrasez-linf...