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on 7/9/1722
"Without Freedom of Thought there can be no such Thing as Wisdom; and no such Thing as Public Liberty, without Freedom of Speech."
in 1722
but Denied a licence to publish. He headed north to find a publisher outside France
in 1722
Title page of The Well-Tempered Clavier, book 1 – Prelude No. 1 in C major BWV 846 performed on harpsichord by Robert Schröter
on 8/15/1722
accompanied by his mistress, Marie-Marguerite de Rupelmonde, a young widow
on 9/1/1722
in The Hague, Netherlands
Voltaire was struck and impressed by the openness and tolerance of Dutch society