Question

Who would be most likely to make this statement: "i do not agree with what you say, but i will defend your right to say it."

a. adam smith
b. john locke
c. william blackstone
d. volitaire

Answer 1

Voltaire most likely had made this statement. This is exclaimed in the book "The Friends of Voltaire", specifically Chapter 7 in "The Contradiction" section.

Just to clarify, this statement was a summary of Voltaire's section Essay on Tolerance, Voltaire did not exactly say these words.