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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.
Damn all expurgated books; the dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.
Damn all expurgated books; the dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.
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.
Censorship in any form is the enemy of creativity, since it cuts off the life blood of creativity: ideas.
Censorship in any form is the enemy of creativity, since it cuts off the life blood of creativity: ideas.
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.
Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself.
Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself.
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.
As long as I don't write about the government, religion, politics, and other institutions, I am free to print anything.
As long as I don't write about the government, religion, politics, and other institutions, I am free to print anything.
