84.8k views
3 votes
How did Voltaire contribute to democracy?

User Mark Belli
by
5.2k points

1 Answer

3 votes

Answer:

"He believed that a government was legitimate only if it had received the consent of the people it ruled. He also believed the government should protect the natural rights of citizens and that all individuals should be equal under the law." -google

hope that helped

User Lucas Trzesniewski
by
5.0k points