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.

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 first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.

The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society read more

The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion.