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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Enlightenment philosopher argued for freedom of religion and free speech?
A
Voltaire
B
John Locke
C
Baron de Montesquieu
D
Rousseau
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -François-Marie Arouet, known by his literary pseudonym Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and separation of church and state.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Enlightenment philosophers Moses Mendelssohn and Immanuel Kant were strong defenders of religious liberty; the state had no right to establish a preferred religious belief or practice.

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