400 Quotations from the Great Philosophers of the 17th Century

Charles-Louis de Secondat Montesquieu (1689-1755) was a French historian and political philosopher, famous for his work 'The Spirit of Law' which influenced the drafting of the U.S. Constitution.Voltaire (1694-1778) was a French enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his novella 'Candide'. He famously criticised Christianity and slavery and advocated for freedom of speech and the separation of church and state. Baruch Spinoza (1635-1677) was a leading philosophical figure of the Dutch Golden Age and wrote the influential 'Ethics'.Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) was a French mathematician, philosopher, and writer. His two most famous works are 'The Lettres Provinciales' and 'The Pensées'.

Charles-Louis de Secondat Montesquieu (1689-1755) was a French historian and political philosopher, famous for his work 'The Spirit of Law' which influenced the drafting of the U.S. Constitution.Voltaire (1694-1778) was a French enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his novella 'Candide'. He famously criticised Christianity and slavery and advocated for freedom of speech and the separation of church and state. Baruch Spinoza (1635-1677) was a leading philosophical figure of the Dutch Golden Age and wrote the influential 'Ethics'.Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) was a French mathematician, philosopher, and writer. His two most famous works are 'The Lettres Provinciales' and 'The Pensées'.

Charles-Louis de Secondat Montesquieu (1689-1755) was a French historian and political philosopher, famous for his work 'The Spirit of Law' which influenced the drafting of the U.S. Constitution.Voltaire (1694-1778) was a French enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his novella 'Candide'. He famously criticised Christianity and slavery and advocated for freedom of speech and the separation of church and state. Baruch Spinoza (1635-1677) was a leading philosophical figure of the Dutch Golden Age and wrote the influential 'Ethics'.Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) was a French mathematician, philosopher, and writer. His two most famous works are 'The Lettres Provinciales' and 'The Pensées'.

Charles-Louis de Secondat Montesquieu (1689-1755) was a French historian and political philosopher, famous for his work 'The Spirit of Law' which influenced the drafting of the U.S. Constitution.Voltaire (1694-1778) was a French enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his novella 'Candide'. He famously criticised Christianity and slavery and advocated for freedom of speech and the separation of church and state. Baruch Spinoza (1635-1677) was a leading philosophical figure of the Dutch Golden Age and wrote the influential 'Ethics'.Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) was a French mathematician, philosopher, and writer. His two most famous works are 'The Lettres Provinciales' and 'The Pensées'.