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“There is more than one way to burn a book.”
Source: Fahrenheit 451: A Novel
Source: Jefferson on Freedom: Wisdom, Advice, and Hints on Freedom, Democracy, and the American Way
“Censorship, like charity, should begin at home, but, unlike charity, it should end there.”
“One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present.”
“What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.”
Source: In good faith
“Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.”
Source: Works
“The dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.”
Source: Walt Whitman's Camden conversations
“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.”
“Books and ideas are the most effective weapons against intolerance and ignorance.”
Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1963-1964
Source: Fahrenheit 451: A Novel
Source: Writing in restaurants
Source: Fahrenheit 451
“Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.”
“Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it.”
“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.”
“Don't join the book burners... Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book.”
Source: The Unfinished Country
Source: Fahrenheit 451: A Novel
“Yes, books are dangerous. They should be dangerous - they contain ideas.”
“Books won't stay banned. They won't burn. Ideas won't go to jail.”
Source: Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations
“To reject the word is to reject the human search.”
Source: The Unfinished Country