r school of thought saw reasons as a way to produce" enlightened monarch," rulers who would use their power to ensure the protection of their subjects' rights. This school of thought served to justify the increasingly centralized power of some regimes. The reach of the monarch's power was lengthened so that he or she could ensure this prosecution.
             For a reader to have a true understanding of Candide, they must know the purpose of Voltaire's writing. Voltaire shows the flaws of Leibniz, a German philosopher of Voltaire's time, idea the world they live in is the best of all possible worlds cause it is Gods creation through the use of satire.
             Candide is rooted in historical events of the time, including the Seven Years' War, the execution of Admiral Byng in 1747, and the war between England and France for Canadian territory. Furtheri
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