Voltaire (1694.11.21-1778.5.3): originally named Fran? ois-Marie Arouet (Fran? Ois-Marie Arouet), Voltaire is his pen name. French enlightenment thinker, writer and philosopher. Voltaire was the standard-bearer of the French bourgeois enlightenment in the 18th century, and was known as "the king of French thought", "the best poet in France" and "the conscience of Europe". He not only has outstanding achievements in philosophy, but also is famous for defending civil liberties, especially freedom of belief and judicial justice. Voltaire openly supported social reform despite the strict censorship in his time. His remarks are good at satire, and he often attacks the dogma of the Christian church and the French education system at that time. Hugo once commented: "Voltaire's name represents not a person, but a whole era." He advocates natural human rights, thinking that people are born free and equal, and all people have the right to pursue survival and happiness, which is endowed by heaven and cannot be deprived. This is the natural human rights thought. The creative thought Voltaire's literary viewpoint and interest basically inherited the legacy of classicism in the 17th century, mainly manifested in the creation of poems and tragedies. His epic "Henri Yard" (1728) is based on the religious war in France in the 16th century. It describes that Henry IV of Bourbon dynasty became king after his victory in the civil war, and issued a South Amnesty order to protect the freedom of belief of Protestants. Henry IV in the epic is celebrated as an example of an enlightened monarch. Voltaire's philosophical poems are thorough in reasoning, and satirical poems are witty and cool, which are unique. Voltaire was mainly engaged in drama creation all his life, and wrote more than 5 plays, most of which were tragedies. The most valuable of Voltaire's literary works is philosophical novels. This is a new genre he initiated, telling absurd stories in a playful style, insinuating and satirizing reality, and clarifying profound philosophy. I may disagree with every word you say, but I will defend to the death your right to speak.