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 Voltaire had a tumultuous relationship with the French authorities, often facing censorship and imprisonment for his writings.[([[https://sevenov.com/voltaire/|sevenov]])] Voltaire had a tumultuous relationship with the French authorities, often facing censorship and imprisonment for his writings.[([[https://sevenov.com/voltaire/|sevenov]])]
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 +===== Living In Exile =====
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 +He spent several periods of his life living in exile to avoid persecution for his controversial ideas.[([[https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/voltaire/|firstamendment]])]
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 +===== Fluent In Many Languages =====
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 +Voltaire was fluent in multiple languages, including French, Latin, English, Italian, and Spanish.[([[https://www.quora.com/What-evidence-do-we-have-that-Voltaire-spoke-Italian|quora]])]
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 +===== Member Of Intellectual Circles =====
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 +He was a member of several intellectual circles and corresponded with leading thinkers of his time, including Denis Diderot, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Benjamin Franklin.[([[https://www.studysmarter.co.uk/explanations/history/european-history/voltaire/|studysmarter]])]
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 +===== Advocated For Political Reform =====
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 +Voltaire was critical of the institution of monarchy and advocated for political reform, including greater power for the people and limits on royal authority.[([[https://www.jstor.org/stable/1945097|jstor]])]
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 +===== Advocate For Justice =====
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 +He was a passionate advocate for justice and campaigned against miscarriages of justice, such as wrongful convictions and torture.[([[https://www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/about-voltaire/|voltaire]])]
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 +===== Interest In Science =====
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 +Voltaire had a keen interest in science and wrote extensively on scientific topics, including physics, biology, and astronomy.[([[https://academic.oup.com/book/931/chapter/135504326|oup]])]
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 +===== Newtonian Physics =====
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 +He popularized the ideas of Newtonian physics in France and helped to advance scientific knowledge during the Enlightenment.[([[https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/voltaire/|stanford]])]
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 +===== Supporter Of Vaccination =====
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 +Voltaire was an early supporter of vaccination, advocating for the use of inoculation to prevent smallpox.[([[https://www.cairn.info/revue-napoleonica-la-revue-2017-3-page-38.htm|cairn]])]
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