I disagree with what you have to say, but will fight to the death for your right to say it

[zixxer]

 

[moshquerade]

I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it.

-Voltaire



ATTRIBUTION: Voltaire [François Marie Arouet] (1694?1778), French philosopher, author.

http://www.bartleby.com/66/40/63040.html

 

[jadinolf]

I said it.

 

[jmdeathsquad]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it.

-Voltaire

QFT - also, Peter Griffin says it in Family Guy, i forget what episode

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it.

-Voltaire



ATTRIBUTION: Voltaire [François Marie Arouet] (1694?1778), French philosopher, author.

communist.


why don't you move to france if you love it so much

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: Turin39789

Originally posted by: moshquerade
I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it.

-Voltaire



ATTRIBUTION: Voltaire [François Marie Arouet] (1694?1778), French philosopher, author.

communist.


why don't you move to france if you love it so much

who in the hell are you talking to?

 

[jmdeathsquad]

Originally posted by: Turin39789

Originally posted by: moshquerade
I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it.

-Voltaire



ATTRIBUTION: Voltaire [François Marie Arouet] (1694?1778), French philosopher, author.

communist.


why don't you move to france if you love it so much

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Turin39789

Originally posted by: moshquerade
I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it.

-Voltaire



ATTRIBUTION: Voltaire [François Marie Arouet] (1694?1778), French philosopher, author.

communist.


why don't you move to france if you love it so much

who in the hell are you talking to?

My guess is the voices in his head.

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
who in the hell are you talking to?

He is talking to the Mods. He wants a vacation.

 

[Turin39789]

touchy much today?

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Turin39789

Originally posted by: moshquerade
I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it.

-Voltaire



ATTRIBUTION: Voltaire [François Marie Arouet] (1694?1778), French philosopher, author.

communist.


why don't you move to france if you love it so much

If my sarcasm meter is calibrated correctly, he is mocking people who say that about France today.

The difference between France today, and France during the Age of Enlightenment is like night and day. France was a close ally of the American Revolution and the idea of individual rights at the time. They were also a world super power.

The France of today is nothing like the France of the 18th century.

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Turin39789

Originally posted by: moshquerade
I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it.

-Voltaire



ATTRIBUTION: Voltaire [François Marie Arouet] (1694?1778), French philosopher, author.

communist.


why don't you move to france if you love it so much

who in the hell are you talking to?

If you follow the quote lines, they indicate that I was speaking to you

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Turin39789

Originally posted by: moshquerade
I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it.

-Voltaire



ATTRIBUTION: Voltaire [François Marie Arouet] (1694?1778), French philosopher, author.

communist.


why don't you move to france if you love it so much

If my sarcasm meter is calibrated correctly, he is mocking people who say that about France today.

The difference between France today, and France during the Age of Enlightenment is like night and day. France was a close ally of the American Revolution and the idea of individual rights at the time. They were also a world super power.

The France of today is nothing like the France of the 18th century.

wrong Amused. recalibrate your sarcasm meter. see his response above. he's just being a dick.

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Turin39789

Originally posted by: moshquerade
I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it.

-Voltaire



ATTRIBUTION: Voltaire [François Marie Arouet] (1694?1778), French philosopher, author.

communist.


why don't you move to france if you love it so much

If my sarcasm meter is calibrated correctly, he is mocking people who say that about France today.

The difference between France today, and France during the Age of Enlightenment is like night and day. France was a close ally of the American Revolution and the idea of individual rights at the time. They were also a world super power.

The France of today is nothing like the France of the 18th century.

You have correctly surmised the point of my post. Though it was also mocking the current trend to suggest that people that hold an opposing viewpoint should move out of your country.

Mostly though, it was a joke.

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Turin39789

Originally posted by: moshquerade
I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it.

-Voltaire



ATTRIBUTION: Voltaire [François Marie Arouet] (1694?1778), French philosopher, author.

communist.


why don't you move to france if you love it so much

If my sarcasm meter is calibrated correctly, he is mocking people who say that about France today.

The difference between France today, and France during the Age of Enlightenment is like night and day. France was a close ally of the American Revolution and the idea of individual rights at the time. They were also a world super power.

The France of today is nothing like the France of the 18th century.

wrong Amused. recalibrate your sarcasm meter. see his response above. he's just being a dick.

I felt it was you who came out swinging with an over the top confrontational tone in response to what I felt was obviously a joke. That said, I have no wish to get in an e-fight today. It's friday and I'm having chili this weekend. I hope you have a good weekend as well.


*edit - forgot to say that I'm backing out of whatever it is that just happened in here, so I'm saying that now

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: Turin39789

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Turin39789

Originally posted by: moshquerade
I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it.

-Voltaire



ATTRIBUTION: Voltaire [François Marie Arouet] (1694?1778), French philosopher, author.

communist.


why don't you move to france if you love it so much

If my sarcasm meter is calibrated correctly, he is mocking people who say that about France today.

The difference between France today, and France during the Age of Enlightenment is like night and day. France was a close ally of the American Revolution and the idea of individual rights at the time. They were also a world super power.

The France of today is nothing like the France of the 18th century.

You have correctly surmised the point of my post. Though it was also mocking the current trend to suggest that people that hold an opposing viewpoint should move out of your country.

Mostly though, it was a joke.

#1 - your joke sucks
#2 - this thread is about the origination of the saying. start another thread if you wanna be a whiney ass about "America -love it or leave it."

 

[zoiks]

Samuel Jackson.

At least its sounds like he would say that.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Technically, Voltaire didn't ever say that. It is a paraphrase of his overall philosophy by Evelyn Beatrice Hall in her 1906 book, "The Friends of Voltaire".

See points 7 and 8 on this site: http://www.classroomtools.com/voltaire.htm

ZV