Tao Te Ching

“Plato was most important to early Christianity, Aristotle to the medieval Church; but when, after the Renaissance, men began to value political freedom, it was above all to Plutarch that they turned. His influence profoundly influenced 18th century English and French liberals, the founders of the USA, the romantic movement in Germany, and German thought down to the present day.”

— Bertrand Russell 1872 – 1970 CE via Shan Dao
“20th century Voltaire”
from History of Western Philosophy