Voltaire
Voltaire was born in Paris, France in 1694. Voltaire believed in the freedom of speech and used charming wit and truth to attract people to his ideas. He took his trade seriously and always said what he thought. Voltaire took an interest in taking down rich and powerful aristocrates. He wrote several poems and plays in order to transmit his ideas to the people of England. He originally tried his ideas in France, but the King Louis XIV, mad at the thought of people breaking from tradition, exiled Voltaire. Voltaire also promoted social and religious reforms he thought should be established immediately. Voltaire also didnt believe in a complete democracy because of the stupidity of the masses. Finally, Voltaire thought that any king who wanted to change for the better needed help from philosophers such as him. Voltaire battled some of Europe's most-discussed issues with only his pen. He wrote hundreds of poems, articles, books, plays, and stories on the wrong-doings of the government, the interference of nobles, and prejudice. Even after he was exiled and even after all of his books were burnt, Voltaire stood strong with the idea of freedom of speech.