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defend to the death? What exactly will you do about it? Merely talking on HN doesn't qualify even remotely.
by lake99 14y ago
defend to the death? What exactly will you do about it? Merely talking on HN doesn't qualify even remotely.
- ochiba 14y agoIn her biography on Voltaire, Hall wrote the phrase: "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" (which is often misattributed to Voltaire himself) as an illustration of Voltaire's beliefs.[2] Hall's quote is often cited to describe the principle of freedom of speech. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Beatrice_Hall http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Beatrice_Hall
- lake99 14y agoPerhaps I should have mentioned that I'm quite aware of the origin of the quoted sentence. I was pointing out that talk is cheap.