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Voltaire
Fought religious intolerance and censorship with wit, defended free speech and fair trials, yet admired enlightened monarchs more than democracy.
Voltaire sits in the right-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and strongly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly secular on religion, strongly progressive on culture and strongly libertarian on liberty and authority. The profile is close to the middle on environment.
Where Voltaire sits on ten dimensions
Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.
💰EconomyLeaning free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist
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