As a philosopher, from head to toe, I am delighted with the sculptor's daring decision to represent my old age truthfully, showing my wrinkled and emaciated face. ‘Voltairian’ has become an adjective that sums up the unmistakable French spirit. That is where my real beauty lies! It set the whole of France and the world itself alight, and I fan the flames with a light breeze of impertinence and freedom that nothing can stamp out!