I don't know why you were downvoted. The quote Peter alludes to is "I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it

I don't know why you were downvoted. The quote Peter alludes to is "I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it." Interestingly, it seems it's not a direct quote from Voltaire, rather a comment by S. G. Tallentyre summarizing his attitude: http://www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/www_vf/about_voltaire/didnt_say.pdf http://www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/www_vf/about_voltaire/didnt_say... "What Tallentyre wrote was: ... Voltaire forgave him all injuries, intentional or unintentional. ‘What a fuss about an omelette!’ he had exclaimed when he heard of the burning (of a book). How abominably unjust to persecute a man for such an airy trifle as that! ‘I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it,’ was his attitude now" I agree with that attitude as well, I identified what I consider only two possibly valid reasons for downvoting, and I usually don't apply them (racism/sexism, which others say would be more appropriately flagged, and "cool story" useless comments, which I try not to flag either).