# Voltaire — The Crowd character guide

> Voltaire in The Crowd by Gustave Le Bon.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-the-crowd

## Who they are

Philosopher cited as an example of intellectual influence on crowds.

## In the story

### [The Means of Action of the Leaders: Affirmation, Repetition, Contagion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crowd_se/chapters/2-the-means-of-action-of-the-leaders-affirmation-repetition-contagion)

Referenced for his observation about the early spread of Christianity among the lower classes.

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