Question

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How did Voltaire’s ideas influence the French Revolution?

He supported freedom within the rule of law.
He saw science as the best way to gain knowledge.
He thought that monarchies are more effective than democracies.
He believed that knowledge comes through questioning accepted ideas.

Answer 1

Voltaire launched a crusade against superstition and attacked traditional beliefs. He wrote many essays, poems and dramas creating awareness among the masses. He advocated the supremacy of reason. He stood for religious toleration.