Voltaire’s fierce advocacy for which principle significantly shaped the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
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Correct answer: Freedom of speech and religion
Voltaire was a leading critic of religious intolerance and government censorship. His defense of civil liberties influenced revolutionary leaders to encode protections for expression and belief into new national frameworks.
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