The French Revolution And The Revolution Of The Late 1700 S

The American Revolution, along with many revolutions occurring throughout Central America, were all directly inspired by the French Revolution of the late 1700’s. Evidence of this can be seen simply by looking back at world history. History shows that many philosophies of the American Revolution were actually ideas that either closely parallel or are directly taken from the writing of various French scholars, such as Voltaire and The Baron De Montesquieu. The very essence of American politics, Democracy, is in actuality, a French concept as well. Democracy was originally created following the French Revolution to replace the Monarchy. Voltaire, who was born Francois Marie-Arouet, was a French revolutionary thinker. (Voltaire, 1) He is†¦show more content†¦Among many other controversial topics, (Opposition of organized religion and a non-literal interpretation of The Bible, to name a few) (Mastin, 1) Voltaire was a prominent believer in Freedom of Speech, another cons titutional pillar of American society. Voltaire was once credited with saying â€Å"I may not agree with what you have to say, but I will defend your right to say it until my death.† (Brainy, 1) Voltaire was not a very popular figure among feudal France. He often opposed the Catholic Church along with many other forms of organized religion, (Mastin, 1) even going so far as to address the Islamic prophet Mohammed as a â€Å"Fanatic.† (Voltaire, 135) Voltaire eventually passed away in Paris after returning for the first time in over twenty years after falling ill in late May of 1778. Despite his passing, he was not shown any sympathy from the Catholic Church. After passing, the church denied the many pleas of his family and friend for a proper Christian burial. Upon hearing the news of the death of Voltaire, an unnamed father of the church wrote a letter to a friend that read: â€Å"Thank God that our Arch-nemesis Voltaire has finally kicked the bucket†¦Ã¢â‚¬  However one could sympathize with the Catholic Church for holding such a vicious grudge, as Voltaire himself was reportedly spiteful to the church even on his deathbed. Although accounts of Voltaire’s dying days are scattered, one claims that when a priest asked him to renounce Satan mere