Quote of the day by Voltaire: Political philosophy, literature, historiography, biblical criticism were some of his main ...

In a close-up shot at the start of the mini-series “Voltaire in Love,” a baby François Marie Arouet (also known as French philosopher Voltaire) is pushed out of his mother’s birth canal in a scene of ...

The claim: Voltaire said, 'If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize' Voltaire is one of the many historical figures that is often misattributed. A May 20 ...

“Cultivate your own garden” is a popular phrase lifted from the 18th-century writer and philosopher Voltaire. The aphorism has taken on several shades of meaning that have come down to this today: ...

The French philosopher Voltaire said “Certainly anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices.” There are those, of course, who believe the ...