WHO SAID,"I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend your right to say it."?
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voltaire\n\n"I may not agree with what you say but I'll fight to the death to defend your right to say it"
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That's the beauty of living in a society that guarantees freedom of speech and religion to everyone, no matter if they disagree with everything else. As Voltaire said, I may disagree vehemently with what you say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it. Anyone who respects the First Amendment should be willing to reciprocate.\n\n\nGod doesn't make mistakes. It's just that too many people won't trust Him and follow Him when things don't go the way we think they should. I've got a chronic medical condition that leaves me in pain much of each day, but I don't consider it a "mistake" at all. I think God can allow such things to help develop character that we wouldn't have if our lives were "perfect" (however you define it) and we had no challenges whatsoever. And if we blame God for our problems but then reject the grace and peace He offers us no matter what our circumstances, it pretty much says that no matter how bad life is, we don't want His solutions but we'd rather rant at God because we can. Doesn't sound like a very pleasant alternative given that He offers us the grace and peace we're looking for if we'd just ask. Too bad more people don't ask.
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when someone says something about you that is not true.
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"I will respect the right of any individual to chose not to believe in any form of divinity, without calling that person immoral, idiotic, illogical, or threaten them with any kind of eternal punishment."\n\n"I will respect the right of any individual to believe in any kind of divinity or deity they so wish, whether or not I doubt any such divinity or deity exists, and I will do so without calling that person illogical, idiotic or blind."\n\n"Furthermore, while I will stand up for my own right to believe or not believe in anything I so choose, I will not interfere with another's right to believe or not believe in anything they so choose, as along as they are not harming me or interfering with my rights." \n\n\n\nthe power of cut and paste i love it
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Jesus never said those words.\n\nThis is a quote from Jeremiah, in a prayer to God (Jeremiah 18:21-22).  This was in a section where God was warning His nation of Israel of a pending destruction because of their rebellion, but also telling them that if they would repent, he would stay his hand.\n\nThe author misattributed the quote to Jesus and took it out of context to make it sound like Jesus was saying something contrary to what he said.  I seriously doubt the Yahoo Answer Police are biblically literate enough to recognize these problems with his question, however.\n\nMy guess is that they determined it violated the Content & Usage guidelines which say, you may not post content "to exploit, solicit, or harm minors," or "that is violent, racist, incendiary, or otherwise objectionable."
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It appears to be an English or Danish proverb, source unknown:\n\n"You can judge a man by the company he keeps."
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You can say whatever you want.\n\nGo for it.
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The obvious example is not to scream "FIRE" in a crowded theater. I can say anything I want to, but will the outcome injure people?  Freedom is restraint, words and deeds. Limitations on my freedom come from within me, that's called restraint.  You can say almost anything to me and I won't get offended, others are not the same. I hope this makes sense.
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Deeds, not words shall speak me. \nJohn Fletcher\nEnglish dramatist (1579 - 1625) \n\nHe's saying that he will speak with action, not just by words themselves. Many people blow hot air, few go out and do something about it.
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who said i didnt like you
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As Patrick Henry said "I disagree with what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it!" That said, while I defend Ms Coulter's free speech rights, I have neither respect nor esteem for her views. Many on the right support their views with reason and honesty -- Bob Dole, Pat Buchanan, and Sen. McCain come to mind -- but Ms Coulter's arguments are neither reasonable nor honest. If she were in a 10th grade debate class, she'd get a big fat "F" for her many logical fallacies and appeals to emotion.\n\nI can't commit on her mental health or prospects for the afterlife.
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"Flatter me, and I may not believe you.\nCriticize me, and I may not like you.\nIgnore me, and I may not forgive you.\nEncourage me, and I will not forget you."\n   -William Arthur Ward
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To Bush: "Allthough I do not agree with what you say I shall defend to the death your right to say it."\n\nTo Nixon: "Right on brother down with the establishment."
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Just  be honest with them and speak your mind.  Telling them why you disagree with what they are saying.  \n\nBut whatever you do, don't let either one of them influence your decision. Make sure what you are deciding is your choice and what you believe, not theirs.
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Ben Franklin said something very close to: "Those who would surrender a bit of their liberty for a bit of security deserve neither."  How right he was, how right it is.
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You have the right to say whatever you want. Just because the communistic ACLU wants to shut you up, screw them. Like the first guy said, get a LAWYER.
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Having the right to speak your mind should not mean that you escape the consequences of speaking your mind.  It's a double-edged sword.  For instance, you can say what you like about someone, but if you say something untrue about someone else, that person can sue you -- that's their right.  Being able to lie about someone without fear of consequences would be a bad thing.\n\nAlso, you can say what you want, but you have no right to expect someone to support what you say if they don't agree with it.  For instance, if you write an article for a magazine slamming a politician, and the owner of the magazine doesn't agree with it, he doesn't have to let you print that article using his money and his resources.  he may *choose* to allow you to do that, but he's under no obligation to -- the owner of the magazine has a right to freedom of speech, too, and your right to say what you want should not infringe on his right to use his property (the magazine) as he sees fit.\n\nAs a side note, this is not censorship.  Private citizens have the freedom to decide how their resources and property is used; only the government can be accused of censorship.\n\nSo I'd say that freedom of speech should be unrestricted, up to the point that it infringes on another person's rights (and you have no right to not be offended, so so-called 'hate speech', a chillingly Orwellian concept, does not apply).