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Old 06-12-2015, 11:31 AM   #174 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frownland View Post
That was Voltaire who said that, and it sounds like you're missing his point. Flat earthers, racists, and anti-GMO activists can by all means have their opinion, but I'll be damned if I'm forced to respect it. I will gladly **** all over their opinions, yet I will gladly let them hold their opinions. I think we need a redux of Voltaire's quote.



Oh yes, I like that one.
That poor man is rolling in his grave.
Also, how am I missing his point? I'm certainly not familiar with his work, but wasn't he saying that everyone should be allowed have an opinion, regardless of whether he agreed with it or not?
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