“Let us be clear: censorship is cowardice. ... It masks corruption. It is a school of torture: it teaches, and accustoms one to the use of force against an idea, to submit thought to an alien "other." But worst still, censorship destroys criticism, which is the essential ingredient of culture.” StillsIdeasUseSchoolCultureForceTeachClearWorstEssentialsCriticismCorruptionAliensTortureMaskIngredientsCensorshipCowardiceSubmitUse Of Force Author:Pablo Antonio Cuadra
“The weekly cartoons, as were my plays, came from a sense of criticism, criticism of the times, critical of the culture, of our manners and attitudes towards each other. The children's books come from the reverse. They're more supportive, since we're living in a time where we talk more about kids and do less, we talk about balancing the budget and we do it by cutting education.” ChildrenBookPlayKidsCultureAttitudeCuttingCriticismCriticalMannersBudgetsReverseCartoonSupportiveChildren's Books Author:Jules Feiffer
“Today we hear a great deal about Organizational Men, Mass Culture, Conformity, the Lonely Crowd, the Power Elite and its Conspiracy of Mediocrity. We forget that the very volume of this criticism is an indication that our society is still radically pluralistic. Not only are there plenty of exceptionalists who take exception to the stereotyping of the mass culture but that very string of epithets comes from a series of books that have been recent best-sellers, symptoms of a popular, living tradition of dissent from things as they are.” MenHas BeensStillsBookTodayCultureForgetDealsMassTraditionCriticismLonelySeriesCrowdsPlentyExceptionOur SocietyStringsConformityMediocrityConspiracyElitesVolumeStereotypeSymptomsDissentIndicationSellersOrganizationalBest SellersMass CultureEpithet Author:Kenneth Rexroth
“Where no interest is takes in science, literature and liberal pursuits, mere facts and insignificant criticisms necessarily become the themes of discourse; and minds, strangers alike to activity and meditation, become so limited as to render all intercourse with them at once tasteless and oppressive.” MindFactsCultureLiteratureInterestMeditationActivityCriticismMereStrangerPursuitThemeDiscourseInsignificantIntercourse Author:Madame de Stael
“The critic roams through culture, looking for prey.” CultureCriticismCriticsPrey Author:Mason Cooley