GK
WORLD HISTORY
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Freedom of Speech
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People are born wicked
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People are born free and equal
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The social contract
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Detailed explanation-1: -Voltaire was an advocate of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state.
Detailed explanation-2: -Voltaire believed above all in the efficacy of reason. He believed social progress could be achieved through reason and that no authority-religious or political or otherwise-should be immune to challenge by reason. He emphasized in his work the importance of tolerance, especially religious tolerance.
Detailed explanation-3: -François-Marie Arouet, known to history as Voltaire, died on May 30th, 1778. He was a major figure in the Enlightenment, a writer, historian and philosopher, renowned for his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and the separation of church and state.
Detailed explanation-4: -For Voltaire, humans are not deterministic machines of matter and motion, and free will thus exists.