You have to read on… Voltaire believed that the best form of government was a constitutional monarchy governed by an “enlightened despot.” The king should have limited power and should be advised by an oligarchy of philosophers, an intellectual aristocracy which would replace the rigid French aristocracy based solely on lineage.
As a passionate anti-clerical, Voltaire was a strong believer in the separation of church and state. He wrote about China and Japan as brilliant examples of countries where religion played no role in government and was among the first European thinkers to suggest that Europe should learn political science from Asia. Voltaire also admired many aspects of North American culture and lived just long enough to see the foundation of the United States, but he abhorred the institution of slavery. Several of the Founding Fathers were greatly influenced by his views, particularly Thomas Jefferson."
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" Voltaire believed government must protect people’s basic rights. This included freedom of speech and religion. He believed that no religion or religious groups should be favored by the government ."
And he was a satirist… The phrase “enlightened despot” was sarcasm…