Voltaire : Hourly History

#ads Get premium access to stream any unabridged audiobook by starting your free trial:https://mediabooks.space/il-3898/Title: Voltaire Author: Hourly History Narrator: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith Format: mp3 Length: 1 hr and 5 mins Release date: 10-15-19 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 10 ratings Genres: Authors Publisher's Summary: Voltaire, born François-Marie Arouet in Paris, France, was a writer and leading figure of the Enlightenment. His insistence that all authority could and must be questioned was so radical, he ended up in prison several times and was ultimately exiled. Voltaire’s writings were instrumental in influencing the American and French revolutions. Man as a being with natural rights was a radical concept at the time, but one which the American founding fathers embraced. Voltaire’s anger was specifically directed at the arbitrary powers of the state and the church.