Excerpt from Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 Europe was concerned about the movements of each, in his day. Both were deliverers of the oppressed, where no one else moved on their be half. Both attained great age, and were ceaselessly active to the last. In decision Of conviction they were also alike. Voltaire was as determinedly Theistic as Mr. Gladstone was Christian. They were alike also in the risks they undertook in defence of the right. Voltaire risked his life and Gladstone his reputation to save others. Mr. Morley relates of the Philosopher Of Ferney, that when he made his triumphal journey through Paris, some one asked a woman in the street why do so many people follow this man? Don't you know? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.