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“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” — Voltaire




More like Evelyn Beatrice Hall

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"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/




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