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

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.