The friends of Voltaire
by Evelyn Beatrice Hall · first published 1906
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Voltaire never made his famous non-statement. It was a paraphrasing of his general philosophy written by Evelyn Beatrice Hall in The Friends of Voltaire (1906). I generally do not side with this article's overblown credit towards democracy, and particularly representative democracy. A common crippling meme among democratic societies is to absolve representatives…
on “Today Is the Day We Got Rid of the Surveillance State GDR” ↗…Goodreads Quotes About Freedom Of Speech Quotes tagged as "freedom-of-speech" (showing 1-30 of 250) “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” ― S.G. Tallentyre, The Friends of Voltaire tags: disagreement, evelyn-beatrice-hall, freedom-of-speech, freedom-of-thought, misattributed-to-voltaire Oscar Wilde “I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an…
on “Sherloq: A tool to stop hate speech” ↗"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" - from Evelyn Beatrice Hall in her book: The Friends of Voltaire. The quote is an illustration of Voltaire's beliefs.
on “Apple has threatened to ban Parler from the App Store” ↗…Voltaire did not actually write these exact words. The line is a summary of his views on freedom of speech and thought, and it was penned by Evelyn Beatrice Hall in her 1906 biography of Voltaire titled "The Friends of Voltaire." Hall wrote this phrase to encapsulate Voltaire's beliefs on the subject. Given that Voltaire himself did not say these exact words, there is no specific context in which he was addressing someone or…
on “X says it is worth $19B, down from $44B last year” ↗…"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/
on “Judge to Texas: You Can't Age-Gate the Internet Without Evidence” ↗…their freedom of association is an affront to free speech - which if true, would surely lead to an unhealthy society where the heckler's veto overrides any sort of discourse. BTW, Hall's quote from "The Friends of Voltaire" describes Voltaire's views concerning the revoking of Helvétius's right to publish De l'esprit, its ban in Rome, and more. By my reading, Hall doesn't imply that Voltaire meant to also 'defend to the…
on “Tommy Robinson Exposes the Coordinated Effort to Silence You” ↗Hall's quote from "The Friends of Voltaire" describes Voltaire's views concerning the revoking of Helvétius's right to publish De l'esprit, its ban in Rome, and more. By my reading, Hall doesn't imply that Voltaire meant to also 'defend to the…
on “Twitter still hasn't unlocked the New York Post's account” ↗…company, so they can do whatever they want" mantra. They are the state because they bought and paid for enough politicians, so this "mom & pop shop doesn't have to sell porn"-defense doesn't apply. In The Friends of Voltaire, [Beatrice] 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. - bad ol' Wikipedia. If megaplatforms are…
on “Amazon won't sell books framing LGBTQ+ identities as mental illness” ↗…what freedom of speech means. Which is why ACLU defended a Nazi group´s right to protest. “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” ― S.G. Tallentyre, The Friends of Voltaire I dont care who is doing the burning, nor why they are doing it. People burning or banning books is the antithesis of freedom of speech. Something I clearly reject. >. It's an arms race of who can…
on “Meta censors pro-Palestinian views on a global scale, report claims” ↗