You may know Voltaire as a leading philosopher and writer of the Enlightenment period, but what many may not know is that he was initiated into Freemasonry just a month before his death in 1778. While his time as a Freemason was short, Voltaire’s lifelong legacy of rebelling against intolerance and bigotry make him a Brother we hold in high esteem.

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