Je désapprouve ce que vous dites, mais je me battrai jusqu'à la mort pour que vous ayez le droit de le dire.
- Francois-Marie Arouet (Voltaire)
It was the French philosopher Voltaire who said, "I do not agree with what you say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it." Obviously, he believed in "freedom of speech!"
VoltaireVoltaire, Wrong Evelyn Beatrice Hall wrote this quote In her biography on Voltaire
Voltaire said it in french and Payne translated it :)
Patrick Henry said that, just before his famous statement, "Give me liberty or give me death." It was soon after that the United States fought Britain for its independence and won.
Voltaire famously said, "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." This statement encapsulates his belief in free speech and tolerance for differing opinions, even those he disagreed with.
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This quote is often misattributed to Thomas Jefferson, but it was actually said by Evelyn Beatrice Hall in her biography about Voltaire. It encapsulates the idea of defending freedom of speech even when one disagrees with the content being expressed.
" je ne suis pas d'accord avec ce que vous dites, mais je me battrai jusqu'au bout pour que vous puissiez le dire"is a sentence attributed to the french philosopher Voltaire in 1770
Most people credit Voltaire for the quote 'I don't agree with you but I will fight for your right to say it'. This, however, can not be found in his work.
Voltaire is credited with saying, "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." In reality, Evelyn Beatrice Hall, a biographer of Voltaire, wrote it to illustrate Voltaire's beliefs about free speech.
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Voltaire, he was the philosopher who also believed in freedom of belief.