Table of Contents
- 1 Who said I may not agree with what you say but I will defend to death your right to say it?
- 2 Did Voltaire really say I may not agree with what you have to say but I will defend to the death your right to say it?
- 3 What Voltaire thought about freedom of speech?
- 4 Who said I may not like what you say?
- 5 Who said I detest what you write?
- 6 WHO stated Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so also?
- 7 Who is the author of I disapprove but I will defend to the death?
- 8 What did Voltaire mean by he may disapprove of what you say?
Who said I may not agree with what you say but I will defend to death your right to say it?
Voltaire
“I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it” is said to have come from Voltaire. It is not from Voltaire, the 18th-century philosopher, but it was a paraphrase from a biographer named Evelyn Beatrice Hall of what she thought Voltaire was thinking.
Did Voltaire really say I may not agree with what you have to say but I will defend to the death your right to say it?
“I don’t agree with what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” Unfortunately, the quote isn’t real — or at least, it’s not really Voltaire. It comes from a 1906 biography by Evelyn Beatrice Hall, in which it was intended to represent a summary of his thinking on free speech issues.
Where did Voltaire say I may not agree?
The quote is the work of his biographer Evelyn Beatrice Hall. The quote first appeared in Hall’s book ‘The Friends of Voltaire’. The website Quotes Investigator notes: “Yet, the elegant phrase depicted Hall’s conception of Voltaire’s internal mental attitude and not his actual spoken words.
Who said I detest what you write but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write?
Monsieur l’abbé, I detest what you write, but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write. What do you think? Quote Investigator: Voltaire was the pen name of François-Marie Arouet who died in 1778.
What Voltaire thought about freedom of speech?
Voltaire championed freedom of thought Meanwhile, he rejected everything irrational and incomprehensible and championed freedom of thought. His rallying cry was “écrasez l’infâme” (“let us crush the evil thing”), referring to religious superstition.
Who said I may not like what you say?
Thanks also to Conor Walsh who asked about a related quotation attributed to Oscar Wilde. Special thanks to Tom Sawallis who pointed to some useful French language webpages on this topic. One source contained the important 1943 citation in which Hall ascribed the quotation to herself.
What does I do not agree with a word you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it mean?
In The Friends of Voltaire, Hall wrote the phrase: “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it” as an illustration of Voltaire’s beliefs. This quotation – which is sometimes misattributed to Voltaire himself – is often cited to describe the principle of freedom of speech.
What is Voltaire’s statement?
Voltaire believed above all in the efficacy of reason. He believed social progress could be achieved through reason and that no authority—religious or political or otherwise—should be immune to challenge by reason. He emphasized in his work the importance of tolerance, especially religious tolerance.
Who said I detest what you write?
Quote by Evelyn Beatrice Hall: “I detest what you write, but I would give my li…”
WHO stated Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so also?
Voltaire Quotes Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.
Who was the person who said I may not agree with what you say?
Who said I may not agree with what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it? This quote is commonly misattributed to Voltaire. It came from a line from a book about Voltaire called “The friends of Voltaire” published in 1906, this line was in regards to Voltaire’s stance on Claude Adrien Helvetius.
What does it mean to agree to disagree with someone?
When you say “Let’s agree to disagree,” you acknowledge that you will never agree with the other person on that particular topic and that you can move on to discussing other issues instead. So, how do you feel about these methods for disagreeing with a person?
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. The words above reportedly originated with an English author named Evelyn Beatrice Hall in 1906. There is a different version in French, but I do not think it is authentic:
What did Voltaire mean by he may disapprove of what you say?
A post shared on Facebook said French writer and philosopher Voltaire once said, “I may disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” Though it may reflect Voltaire’s beliefs, writer Evelyn Beatrice Hall actually coined the quote in her Voltaire biography.