SSG Robert Webster5520446<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." Evelyn Beatrice Hall, used this statement as an illustration of Voltaire's beliefs in The Friends of Voltaire(1906).<br />This quotation – which is sometimes misattributed to Voltaire himself – is often cited to describe the principle of freedom of speech.<br /><br /> Kinne, Burdette (1943), "Voltaire Never Said it!", Modern Language Notes, 58 (7): 534–535, doi:10.2307/2911066, JSTOR 2911066 – Article citing a letter dated 9 May 1939. <br /> Boller, Jr., Paul F.; George, John (1989). They Never Said It: A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, and Misleading Attributions. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 124–126. ISBN 0-19-505541-1."I will defend your right to your religion as long as it is constitutional."Can anyone tell me what the statement above means?2020-02-04T22:20:41-05:00SSG Robert Webster5520446<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." Evelyn Beatrice Hall, used this statement as an illustration of Voltaire's beliefs in The Friends of Voltaire(1906).<br />This quotation – which is sometimes misattributed to Voltaire himself – is often cited to describe the principle of freedom of speech.<br /><br /> Kinne, Burdette (1943), "Voltaire Never Said it!", Modern Language Notes, 58 (7): 534–535, doi:10.2307/2911066, JSTOR 2911066 – Article citing a letter dated 9 May 1939. <br /> Boller, Jr., Paul F.; George, John (1989). They Never Said It: A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, and Misleading Attributions. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 124–126. ISBN 0-19-505541-1."I will defend your right to your religion as long as it is constitutional."Can anyone tell me what the statement above means?2020-02-04T22:20:41-05:002020-02-04T22:20:41-05:00CPT Jack Durish5520586<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The right to worship according to the dictates of one's conscience is not mentioned in the Constitution. It is a natural/God-given right. The First Amendment merely reminds Congress to not establish a state religion which would preclude that right.Response by CPT Jack Durish made Feb 4 at 2020 10:39 PM2020-02-04T22:39:26-05:002020-02-04T22:39:26-05:002020-02-04T22:20:41-05:00