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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Writer
gptkb:historians
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:French_Revolution
gptkb:Enlightenment
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gptkbp:award
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Honorary Doctorate from the University of Edinburgh
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gptkbp:birth_date
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November 21, 1694
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:François-Marie_Arouet
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gptkbp:death_date
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May 30, 1778
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gptkbp:famous_for
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gptkb:satire
philosophical writings
advocacy of civil liberties
criticism of the church
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Arouet de Voltaire
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Friedrich_Nietzsche
gptkb:Karl_Marx
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Rene_Descartes
gptkb:John_Locke
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:historical_analysis
advocating freedom of speech
championing religious tolerance
witty and sharp criticism
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:French
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:Candide
gptkb:The_Age_of_Louis_XIV
gptkb:Zadig
Philosophical Letters
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:playwright
gptkb:essayist
gptkb:poet
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Paris,_France
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Paris,_France
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gptkbp:quote
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" Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers."
" The perfect is the enemy of the good."
" I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
" It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one."
" All is for the best, in the best of all possible worlds."
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Geneva
gptkb:London
gptkb:Ferney-Voltaire
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Émilie_du_Châtelet
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.voltaire.org
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:François-Marie_Arouet
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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