YSK the true source of the “find out who you are not allowed to criticize” quote Why YSK: it’s not from Voltaire. It’s from a white nationalist, Kevin Strom, in 1993. The phrase is treated as a dogwhistle because it is one, and it is important to not accidentally regurgitate Nazi ideology and to recognize when someone else is. Reuters source <a rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-voltaire-quote/fact-check-to-learn-who-rules-over-you-quote-wrongly-attributed-to-voltaire-idUSL1N2UE2LM" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-voltaire-quote/fact-check-to-learn-who-rules-over-you-quote-wrongly-attributed-to-voltaire-idUSL1N2UE2LM</a> AP source <a rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" href="https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-872903898775" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-872903898775</a>