who wrote i may not agree with what you say but i will defend to the death your right to say it
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.. This quote is widely attributed to Voltaire, but cannot be found in his writings. With good reason. The phrase was invented by a later author as an epitome of his attitude. It appeared in The Friends of Voltaire (1906), written by Evelyn Beatrice Hall under the pseudonym Stephen G. Tallentyre.