"I've said the same thing in slightly different words from time to time too, such as “To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.” And it’s been widely paraphrased. Since that time, my statement has become the stuff of Internet memes, quote collections, graphics, and motivational posters. There are over 926,000 entries for one variation of it alone on Google search. Trouble is, the quote is almost always attributed to the 18th-century French writer Voltaire, and not to me."