I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale of a book can become read more

I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale of a book can become a subject of inquiry, and of criminal inquiry too.

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime.

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime.

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself.

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself.

A free press can of course be good or bad, but, most certainly, without freedom it will never be anything read more

A free press can of course be good or bad, but, most certainly, without freedom it will never be anything but bad. . . . Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better, whereas enslavement is a certainty of the worse.

The press should be not only a collective propagandist and a collective agitator, but also a collective organizer of the read more

The press should be not only a collective propagandist and a collective agitator, but also a collective organizer of the masses

Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of [achieving] a free read more

Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of [achieving] a free society.

Pontius Pilate was the first great censor, and Jesus Christ the first great victim of censorship.

Pontius Pilate was the first great censor, and Jesus Christ the first great victim of censorship.

The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people.

The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people.

I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and read more

I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and dread at the fearful magic of print.