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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.
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.
Only the suppressed word is dangerous.
Only the suppressed word is dangerous.
If there had been a censorship of the press in Rome we should have had today neither Horace nor Juvenal, read more
If there had been a censorship of the press in Rome we should have had today neither Horace nor Juvenal, nor the philosophical writings of Cicero.
The word "Action!" frees me - the transformation is something I cannot explain - too much analysis might destroy it
The word "Action!" frees me - the transformation is something I cannot explain - too much analysis might destroy it
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
I came out here with one suit and everybody said I looked like a bum. Twenty years later Marlon Brando read more
I came out here with one suit and everybody said I looked like a bum. Twenty years later Marlon Brando came out with only a sweatshirt and the town drooled over him. That shows how much Hollywood has progressed.
The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.
The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.
The appeal of cinema lies in the fear of death.
The appeal of cinema lies in the fear of death.
