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7. this enlightenment thinker wrote many essays, fictional works, and plays criticizing absolute monarchy, religious intolerance, and social inequality. he spent time in prison and lived in exile for much of his life. his ideas influenced leaders of the american and french revolutions. who was he?

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The enlightenment thinker described in the statement is Voltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet).

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