Many of the philosopher's that existed during The Enlightenment influenced many countries, such as the United States of America, France and England, in both past and present history. One French philosopher in particular was Francoise Marie Arouet de Voltaire. He once established the statement, " I do not agree with a word you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. " I agree with Voltaire's statement, meaning that although you may …showed first 75 words of 780 total…

…showed last 75 words of 780 total…rates have dropped 27% since 1975. Since this is an astonishing rate, many states have taken on the death penalty, even if everyone may not agree with it, many have learned to tolerate it. Voltaire's statement, " I do not agree with a word you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it, " has greatly influenced others. Although many people agree with it today, ironically enough many people opposed phiolosophers in Voltaire's time.