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The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people.
The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people.
Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself.
Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself.
Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of [achieving] a free read more
Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of [achieving] a free society.
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.
Every burned book enlightens the world.
Every burned book enlightens the world.
The trouble with censors is that they worry if a girl has cleavage. They ought to worry if she hasn't read more
The trouble with censors is that they worry if a girl has cleavage. They ought to worry if she hasn't any.
A free press can of course be good or bad, but, most certainly, without freedom it will never be anything read more
A free press can of course be good or bad, but, most certainly, without freedom it will never be anything but bad. . . . Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better, whereas enslavement is a certainty of the worse.
The press should be not only a collective propagandist and a collective agitator, but also a collective organizer of the read more
The press should be not only a collective propagandist and a collective agitator, but also a collective organizer of the masses
Only the suppressed word is dangerous.
Only the suppressed word is dangerous.
