those words prove freedom of speech is alive, well, and here to stay. The quote, attributed to 17th century French writer Voltaire, was written by his biographer Evelyne Beatrice Hall as a summary ...

Voltaire did not write this sentence ... and used this quote to criticize "politically correct" attacks on freedom of speech. It's also worth noting that the artwork used in Massie's tweet ...

Whether it be repression of free speech under authoritarian regimes or instances of “cancel culture” in various countries, the importance of freedom of expression is as hotly contested as ever.

In it, she tries to sum up Voltaire’s thoughts on freedom of speech and wrote the line to help do that. Edmund Burke was an 18th-Century philosopher, statesman and writer who was an MP for the ...