Voltaire Quotes
We cannot wish for that we know not.
press and public affairs officers
In Ancient Rome, just as today even in democracies, contemporary historians–journalists–are much dependent on government for access to the facts behind various events and sometimes even the existence of the events themselves. Even in America, the most free and open country in the world there are still events from decades ago the American government has maintained are still secret and classified.
François-Marie Arouet, known by his nom de plume Voltaire (/vɒlˈtɛər, voʊl-/; also US: /vɔːl-/; French: [vɔltɛːʁ]), was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his criticism of Christianity—especially the Roman Catholic Church—as well as his advocacy of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state.