This quotation, supposedly by French writer and philosopher Voltaire, is often cited by free speech advocates. In a nutshell, it's saying that if you believe strongly in people’s right to ...

Whenever issues of free speech would arise, Americans would often quote Voltaire and say, "I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." Voltaire didn't ...

Few quotations are more quintessentially American than this (attributed in various forms to Voltaire ... as has occurred on certain campuses. Free speech is a two-way street.

The original affront to Muslim religious sensibilities was swallowed up by assertions of the cartoonists’ right to free speech and to ... fanatic” (French writer Voltaire) and “the greatest ...