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In this Little Blue Book Number 512, Will Durant describes François-Marie Arouet, the writer, historian, and philosopher known as Voltaire (1694-1778) as "unprepossessing, ugly, vain, flippant, unscrupulous, even at times dishonest" and "tirelessly kind, considerate, ...as sedulous in helping friends as in crushing enemies." "My trade is to say what I think," wrote Voltaire, and he did so in ninety-nine "sparkling and fruitful" volumes. He advocated for freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and for the separation of church and state. In 1791, when his ashes were carried through Paris to be re-entombed in the Panthéon, 100,000 men and women joined the procession, while 600,000 flanked the streets. Written on his funeral car were the words: "He gave the human mind a great impetus; he prepared us for freedom."
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10 - Ch. 10: Dénouement. Voltaire and the French Enlightenment by Will Durant.
10 - Ch. 10: Dénouement. Voltaire and the French Enlightenment by Will Durant. In this Little Blue Book Number 512, Will Durant describes François-Marie Arouet, the writer, historian, and…
09 - Ch. 9: Voltaire and Rousseau. Voltaire and the French Enlightenment by Will Durant.
09 - Ch. 9: Voltaire and Rousseau. Voltaire and the French Enlightenment by Will Durant. In this Little Blue Book Number 512, Will Durant describes François-Marie Arouet, the writer, historian, and…
08 - Ch. 8: 'Écrasez l'Infame'. Voltaire and the French Enlightenment by Will Durant.
08 - Ch. 8: 'Écrasez l'Infame'. Voltaire and the French Enlightenment by Will Durant. In this Little Blue Book Number 512, Will Durant describes François-Marie Arouet, the writer, historian, and…
07 - Ch. 7: The 'Encyclopedia' and the 'Philosophic Dictionary'. Voltaire and the French Enlightenment by Will Durant.
07 - Ch. 7: The 'Encyclopedia' and the 'Philosophic Dictionary'. Voltaire and the French Enlightenment by Will Durant. In this Little Blue Book Number 512, Will Durant describes François-Marie…
06 - Ch. 6: Ferney: 'Candide'. Voltaire and the French Enlightenment by Will Durant.
06 - Ch. 6: Ferney: 'Candide'. Voltaire and the French Enlightenment by Will Durant. In this Little Blue Book Number 512, Will Durant describes François-Marie Arouet, the writer, historian, and…
05 - Ch. 5: Les Délices: 'The Essay on Morals'. Voltaire and the French Enlightenment by Will Durant.
05 - Ch. 5: Les Délices: 'The Essay on Morals'. Voltaire and the French Enlightenment by Will Durant. In this Little Blue Book Number 512, Will Durant describes François-Marie Arouet, the writer,…
04 - Ch. 4: Potsdam and Frederick. Voltaire and the French Enlightenment by Will Durant.
04 - Ch. 4: Potsdam and Frederick. Voltaire and the French Enlightenment by Will Durant. In this Little Blue Book Number 512, Will Durant describes François-Marie Arouet, the writer, historian, and…
03 - Ch. 3: Cirey: The Romances. Voltaire and the French Enlightenment by Will Durant.
03 - Ch. 3: Cirey: The Romances. Voltaire and the French Enlightenment by Will Durant. In this Little Blue Book Number 512, Will Durant describes François-Marie Arouet, the writer, historian, and…
02 - Ch. 2: London: The 'Letters on the English'. Voltaire and the French Enlightenment by Will Durant.
02 - Ch. 2: London: The 'Letters on the English'. Voltaire and the French Enlightenment by Will Durant. In this Little Blue Book Number 512, Will Durant describes François-Marie Arouet, the writer,…
01 - Ch. 1: Paris: 'Oedipe'. Voltaire and the French Enlightenment by Will Durant.
01 - Ch. 1: Paris: 'Oedipe'. Voltaire and the French Enlightenment by Will Durant. In this Little Blue Book Number 512, Will Durant describes François-Marie Arouet, the writer, historian, and…
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