[luvbach1]

Many of the Voltaire quotes, it seemed to me, were a cross between Mark Twain and Oscar Wilde. And since many came from novels, was it always Voltaire speaking in the character's voice?

[PsyOp]

Actually, most were written as novellas or plays much like Shakespeare. Voltaire, if I recall correctly, is actualy a pen-name which he wrote under to avoid being jailed by the French government. Although he was careful to always place his stories in faraway places with foreign characters, he was mocking the French monarchy and all knew it.