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FreyaSM37 8h ago

#zitate #sprueche #literatur #philosophie #manipulation #voltaire

FreyaSM37 4d ago

#zitate #sprueche #philosophie #zeitgeist #voltaire

Benoît Melançon 4d ago

[blogue] Écrasez l’infâme ! • https://oreilletendue.com/2026/06/09/curiosite-voltairienne-et-sibylline/ • #voltaire #lumières #oreilletendue

FreyaSM37 4d ago

#zitate #sprueche #literatur #wahrheit #voltaire

Regendans 5d ago

After someone on Mastodon referred to Voltaire in a thread about free speech, and because a few days ago in a thread I mentioned Meindert Fennema who apparently also referred to Voltaire, I've search for fact checks. Found two results.

Fact check : Did Voltaire Say, ‘I May Disapprove Of What You Say, But I Will Defend To The Death Your Right To Say It’?

Conclusion : no

#freespeech #voltaire

NomadGoat 5d ago

“To the great men, the entire nation”

The burial place for Voltaire, Victor Hugo, Émile Zola, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Marie Curie.

AUX GRANDS HOMMES LA PATRIE ENTIÈRE (1790)

#Pantheon #Paris #incredible #sight #Hugo #Voltaire #Rousseau #Zola #Curie

Richard Michael Blaber 5d ago

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/08/uk-us-champion-free-speech-war-palestine. "Remember the 'Satanic Verses' #controversy? Remember 'Je suis Charlie'? Remember the constant invocations of #Voltaire & #Orwell? The great irony of our age is that many of the cadre of #politicians who spent years anointing themselves as #champions of #freespeech have become its most enthusiastic #enemies when the #subject turns to one #issue: #Palestine." How very true that is!

Those who championed free speech in the UK and US now wage war on it. And here’s why: Palestine

It was once an article of faith that even those who speak words we disagree with deserve protection. As regards Palestine, that’s now not true, says Mehdi Hasan, editor-in-chief and CEO of Zeteo

The Guardian