Franois-Marie Arouet (1694 1778), better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, essayist, deist and philosopher known for his wit, philosophical sport, and defense of civil liberties, including freedom of religion and free trade
"Only now did I become throughly acquainted with the seducer of our people. It is not the inequality which is the real misfortune, it is the dependance."
