How, when old Calas had been broken alive on the wheel at toulouse, and his family were ruined, Voltaire took up their case, aided them with means, spared no effort of his pen or brain, and ultimately achieved the great victory of reversing the unjust sentence, and obtaining compensation for the family.
"Theological Essays"
Charles Bradlaugh
For his heresy he had to fly from toulouse and lived for some time at Lyons, where he established a printing-press and published some of his works, for which he was imprisoned.
"A Biographical Dictionary of Freethinkers of All Ages and Nations"
Joseph Mazzini Wheeler
In other towns the struggle to maintain a press continued for several years, as at toulouse, or was abandoned after the fulfilment of a single commission.
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard