Censorship Quotes
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“Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.”
“Censorship, like charity, should begin at home, but, unlike charity, it should end there.”
“The Internet treats censorship as a malfunction and routes around it.”
“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.”
“Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself.”
“The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.”
“The only valid censorship of ideas is the right of people not to listen.”
“There is a fine line between censorship and good taste and moral responsibility.”
“Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.”
“We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongue, at our peril, risk and hazard.”
“The censor's sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.”
“God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide.”
“Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind.”
“The dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.”
“An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.”
“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.”
“I'm a free speech bigot. I don't like censorship; I just don't think it's a good thing.”
“I think you can leave the arts, superior or inferior, to the conscience of mankind.”
“Books and ideas are the most effective weapons against intolerance and ignorance.”