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I do not agree with any word that you say, but I am ready to die for your right to say this

Evelyn Hall

Phraseologism: I don't agree with a single word you say, but I'm willing to die for your right to say it.

Meaning: On the principles of freedom of speech, democracy.

Origin: An expression attributed to Voltaire (without specifying the work). In fact, the authorship belongs to the English writer Evelyn Hall and was mentioned in her biography of Voltaire "The Friends of Voltaire" (1906): "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it".

Random phraseology:

Serve as a goat in the stable.

Meaning:

To mess around, to spend time aimlessly (obsolete. iron.).

Origin:

The expression is associated with the custom of keeping a goat in the stable to scare away evil spirits from horses. The goat was considered a representative of evil spirits, there was an opinion among the people that the goat was a prototype of the devil and in general a "demonic animal" (such an idea of a goat developed because of its horns and specific smell). V. I. Dal in the essay "Domovoi", describing the brownie in detail (of course, based on folk legends), says: "... He is especially eager for horses: he cleans them with a comber, strokes, grooms, braids manes and tails, trims his ears and brushes, sometimes he will sit on a horse at night and set an end or two in the village ... In what kind of relationship he has with a goat, it is not known, but the goat in the stable also removes or coaxes the brownie. Thus, the goat was kept in the stable so that the brownie would not drive the horses. But over time, people became convinced of the far-fetchedness of fears, and the expression acquired an allegorical meaning.

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