Voltaire believed all the following except
A)only ideas received from the senses should be believed.
B)superstition and blind obedience to religious authority are unacceptable.
C)the people should be allowed to govern themselves.
D)constitutional monarchy is the best form of government.
E)the rule of law, religious tolerance, and the humane treatment of criminals was possible.

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Voltaire did not advocate for the people to govern themselves directly; he favored enlightened despotism or constitutional monarchy where a ruler would be guided by reason and enlightenment principles.

Voltaire Believed All the Following Except