Francois-Marie Arouet de Voltaire

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10:18 Oct 23, 2006

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French term or phrase: Francois-Marie Arouet de Voltaire

"Je ne suis pas d'accord avec un mot de ce que vous dites, mais je me battrai jusqu'à la mort pour votre droit de le dire." -- Francois-Marie Arouet de Voltaire

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easily obtained via google......

Not positive, but perhaps you're thinking of Voltaire saying, ‘I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.’ ...
www.fstdt.com/comments.asp?id=15905 - 46k

Someone quoted Voltaire's "I don't agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." That's one of the most patently idiotic ...
www.thewaterglass.net/archives/001028.html

Voltaire is attributed with having said, ‘I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.’ This appears to have been a ...
reluctantnomad.blogspot.com/2006/09/will-i-defend-to-death-your-right-to.html

I don't agree with what you say but I'll die for your right to say it. ... and it is Voltaire's famous saying:"I do not agree with a word you say, but I ...
billmon.org/archives/001113.html

I do not agree with a word of what you say but I will fight to the death for your right to say it (my version)

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Asker: There are various translations of this quotation in English, however, I wonder whether it shoud be. I like your own version though. translated as "I disapprove of.. or I do not agree with.. or I may disagree with....". Thanks

Asker: I wonder whether it shoud be translated as "I disapprove of.. or I do not agree with.. or I may disagree with....". I like your own version though. Thanks

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The phrase "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" is wi

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The phrase "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" is widely attributed to Voltaire, but cannot be found in his ...
www.classroomtools.com/voltaire.htm - 13k - Cached - Similar pages

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