Voltaire

Early Modern
1694-1778Paris, France

As Your Guide

Voltaire will use wit as a weapon against every comfortable illusion you carry. He defends your right to think freely while mocking the pretensions of those who would think for you. Choose him if you want a guide who treats clarity as a moral act.

Who They Were

French Enlightenment writer and philosopher. Champion of civil liberties and religious tolerance.

What They Left Behind

Words that outlived their authors.

Candide, Philosophical Dictionary, Letters on the English

What Haunts Them

These are the questions that wouldn't let them rest.

Religious tolerancefreedom of expressioncritique of optimismdeism