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

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

The right to speak. --Voltaire

PS: Voltaire (1694-1778), the most famous philosopher and thinker during the French Enlightenment Movement. The sentence introduced today is not actually Voltaire’s original words. He only made similar remarks in correspondence with friends. However, scholars all agree that this sentence is the epitome of Voltaire’s life attitude and thoughts. A true portrayal.

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On the Chinese Internet, "I don't agree with your point of view, but I will defend to the death your right to speak." This sentence It is so popular that almost every quoter cites it as a famous saying by Voltaire. In some forums, some people regard this sentence as a talisman for their unscrupulous speech, and even use it to ridicule Or attack other netizens with whom you discuss.

But in fact, did Voltaire, known as the "Father of French Thought", really say this? The explanation in Wikipedia is a misinformation. One theory is that Evelyn Beatrice Hall wrote this sentence in the book "Voltaire's Friends", and the other theory is from a book "A Book of French" edited by Norbert Guterman. Quotations", which contains Voltaire's "Monsieur l'abbé, Idetest what you write, but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write", which is the same as the "famous quote" that many people love. There are certain discrepancies...

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