Voltaire was not the clearest thinker. He is attributed with the creation of the mythical "Golden Age of Islam". The closest Islam had to a golden age was during its initial expansion, when it was pirating the intellectual work of the people it violently conquered.
“Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now Christians have been the most intolerant of all men.”
He was ahead of his time
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