A leading proponent of the Enlightenment, Voltaire

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Voltaire was a critic of the Catholic Church and its authority, as seen in his famous quote, "Écrasez l'infâme" ("Crush the infamous thing"). He also believed that Great Britain was a more rational society than France, as it was more tolerant of intellectual debate and dissent. Voltaire traveled extensively throughout Europe and even spent time in exile in England. He also cautioned about the limitations of human knowledge and the difficulty in discerning truth, as seen in his satire "Candide."

A Leading Proponent of the Enlightenment, Voltaire