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“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” — Voltaire
by nntwozz 10mo ago
“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” — Voltaire
- p0w3n3d 10mo agoMore like Evelyn Beatrice Hall
- nntwozz 10mo agoThank you for that, I'll update my database. "That famous quote, "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it," isn't actually by Voltaire, but was written about him by Evelyn Beatrice Hall in her 1906 book The Friends of Voltaire, summarizing his views on free speech, though he strongly championed it, notes the BBC and Quote Investigator." https://quoteinvestigator.com/2015/06/01/defend-say/ https://quoteinvestigator.com/2015/06/01/defend-say/