The pen name of François-Marie Arouet, who is this most famous French author of Candide?

"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities," philosopher and author, François-Marie Arouet, once wrote under the pen name “Voltaire.” Although considered controversial at the time, he was a top figure in the Enlightenment movement, as he criticized the power and authority of the church and political institutions. Today, he is viewed not only as one of France's greatest writers but as a warrior against tyranny.

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