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French Enlightenment Writer, Historian, and Philosopher, Famous for his Wit, and his Criticism of Christianity?especially the Roman Catholic Church?and of Slavery, and an Advocate of Freedom of Speech and of Religion
: A French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher. Known by his nom de plume M. de Voltaire (/v?l?t??r, vo?l-/; also US: /v??l-/; French: [v?lt???]), he was famous for his wit, and his criticism of Christianity?especially the Roman Catholic Church?and of slavery. Voltaire was an advocate of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state. (From: Wikipedia.org.)
Quote #6 on Education Struggle Quotes >> Learning and Suffering
“If we do not find pleasant things we shall at least find new things.”
Source: "Candide," by Voltaire, Millennium Publications, 2014, originally published 1759. Chapter 17: Candide and his Valet arrive in the Country of El Dorado. What they saw there, Page 40.
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