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Finding faster routes to Asia.
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<span>Voltaire was the author of "Candide." The main concepts were that not everything was "for the best" and that suffering for its own sake was not always a noble endeavor. This was in comparison to the thinking of the day, advocated for by Leibniz, who was a major proponent of Optimism, which did hold that suffering made it easier on others.</span>
Yes, they were legitimate because there should be no taxation without representation. Many of the things they were being taxed on were used heavily succh as paper and tea.