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Quotations about Censorship <\/p>\n
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We can never be sure that the opinion we are endeavoring to stifle is a false opinion; and if we were sure, stifling it would be an evil still. ~John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, 1859 <\/p>\n
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. ~Henry Steele Commager <\/p>\n
The only valid censorship of ideas is the right of people not to listen. ~Tommy Smothers <\/p>\n
Censorship reflects society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime. ~Potter Stewart <\/p>\n
We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongue, at our peril, risk and hazard. ~Voltaire, Dictionnaire Philosophique, 1764 <\/p>\n
The dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book. ~Walt Whitman <\/p>\n
Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too. ~Voltaire <\/p>\n
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