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Only the suppressed word is dangerous.
Only the suppressed word is dangerous.
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.
The trouble with censors is that they worry if a girl has cleavage. They ought to worry if she hasn't read more
The trouble with censors is that they worry if a girl has cleavage. They ought to worry if she hasn't any.
Damn all expurgated books; the dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.
Damn all expurgated books; the dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.
If there had been a censorship of the press in Rome we should have had today neither Horace nor Juvenal, read more
If there had been a censorship of the press in Rome we should have had today neither Horace nor Juvenal, nor the philosophical writings of Cicero.
If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we read more
If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more new ideas for more wise men reading more good books in more public libraries. These libraries should be open to all—except the censor. We must know all the facts and hear all the alternatives and listen to all the criticisms. Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors. For the Bill of Rights is the guardian of our security as well as our liberty.
He is always the severest censor of the merit of others who has the least worth of his own.
He is always the severest censor of the merit of others who has the least worth of his own.
Censorship in any form is the enemy of creativity, since it cuts off the life blood of creativity: ideas.
Censorship in any form is the enemy of creativity, since it cuts off the life blood of creativity: ideas.
