Francois Voltaire

François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, and satirist born in 1694. One of the most influential thinkers in Western history, he championed freedom of speech, reason, and religious tolerance. Candide, or Optimism is his most famous work — a razor-sharp satire on the philosophy that this is the best of all possible worlds. His audiobooks and books are brilliant, biting, and timeless listening and reading.