Introduction to Their Correspondence
Voltaire and Rousseau were two of the most influential figures of the Enlightenment era. Their exchanges, though sometimes contentious, reveal deep philosophical insights and a clash of personality and ideas.
Below you will find some of Voltaire's remarks and admonitions addressed to Rousseau, capturing the tensions and ironies of their relationship.
Selected Quotes:
"I have received, monsieur, your new book against the human race. I thank you for it...No one has ever been so witty as you are in trying to make us all stupid."