What's the meaning of “I found myself in a Voltairian position”
It was about someone defending a group of people and at some point, he said the expression "I found myself in a Voltairian position", what's the meaning behind that? I have read about Voltaire and I didn't find any reference to why might someone say such a sentence.
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It was about someone defending a group of people and at some point, he said the expression "I found myself in a Voltairian position", what's the meaning behind that? I have read about Voltaire and I didn't find any reference to why might someone say such a sentence.
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More context is needed.
– Lambie
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"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" is often misattributed to Voltaire, but is considered characteristic of Voltaire. The person doing the defending may have found themselves defending the right of others to say things they didn't agree with.
– Mitch
10 hours ago
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It was about someone defending a group of people and at some point, he said the expression "I found myself in a Voltairian position", what's the meaning behind that? I have read about Voltaire and I didn't find any reference to why might someone say such a sentence.
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It was about someone defending a group of people and at some point, he said the expression "I found myself in a Voltairian position", what's the meaning behind that? I have read about Voltaire and I didn't find any reference to why might someone say such a sentence.
meaning
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3
More context is needed.
– Lambie
10 hours ago
3
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" is often misattributed to Voltaire, but is considered characteristic of Voltaire. The person doing the defending may have found themselves defending the right of others to say things they didn't agree with.
– Mitch
10 hours ago
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More context is needed.
– Lambie
10 hours ago
3
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" is often misattributed to Voltaire, but is considered characteristic of Voltaire. The person doing the defending may have found themselves defending the right of others to say things they didn't agree with.
– Mitch
10 hours ago
3
3
More context is needed.
– Lambie
10 hours ago
More context is needed.
– Lambie
10 hours ago
3
3
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" is often misattributed to Voltaire, but is considered characteristic of Voltaire. The person doing the defending may have found themselves defending the right of others to say things they didn't agree with.
– Mitch
10 hours ago
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" is often misattributed to Voltaire, but is considered characteristic of Voltaire. The person doing the defending may have found themselves defending the right of others to say things they didn't agree with.
– Mitch
10 hours ago
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Speaker: Voltaire? shmoop
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your
right to say it."
B. E. Hall, writing in her ~ 1900 biography, meant to sum up Voltaire's attitude towards freedom of expression, not quote him directly. But, because she put his words in quotation marks, she caused confusion.
This Voltairian position or stance is one that the biographer attributed to Voltaire, a vigorous defense of free speech.
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Speaker: Voltaire? shmoop
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your
right to say it."
B. E. Hall, writing in her ~ 1900 biography, meant to sum up Voltaire's attitude towards freedom of expression, not quote him directly. But, because she put his words in quotation marks, she caused confusion.
This Voltairian position or stance is one that the biographer attributed to Voltaire, a vigorous defense of free speech.
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Speaker: Voltaire? shmoop
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your
right to say it."
B. E. Hall, writing in her ~ 1900 biography, meant to sum up Voltaire's attitude towards freedom of expression, not quote him directly. But, because she put his words in quotation marks, she caused confusion.
This Voltairian position or stance is one that the biographer attributed to Voltaire, a vigorous defense of free speech.
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Speaker: Voltaire? shmoop
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your
right to say it."
B. E. Hall, writing in her ~ 1900 biography, meant to sum up Voltaire's attitude towards freedom of expression, not quote him directly. But, because she put his words in quotation marks, she caused confusion.
This Voltairian position or stance is one that the biographer attributed to Voltaire, a vigorous defense of free speech.
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Speaker: Voltaire? shmoop
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your
right to say it."
B. E. Hall, writing in her ~ 1900 biography, meant to sum up Voltaire's attitude towards freedom of expression, not quote him directly. But, because she put his words in quotation marks, she caused confusion.
This Voltairian position or stance is one that the biographer attributed to Voltaire, a vigorous defense of free speech.
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More context is needed.
– Lambie
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"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" is often misattributed to Voltaire, but is considered characteristic of Voltaire. The person doing the defending may have found themselves defending the right of others to say things they didn't agree with.
– Mitch
10 hours ago