When I was a boy (I’m 61 today) growing up in Mesa, Arizona, our hometown newspaper, the Mesa Tribune, carried a quotation above the banner that read “I do not agree with a word you have said, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” I cannot recall to whom it was attributed (today I am aware that most who know of it connect it to Voltaire in some form or another), but nonetheless it impressed me greatly and has remained with me all these years.
I noticed with great interest a similar quotation on the front page of The Epoch Times recently, attributed to Dennis Prager. I would not be surprised if Mr. Prager has knowledge of the old quotation I referenced above.
