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I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and read more
I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and dread at the fearful magic of print.
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.
Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime.
Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime.
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.
If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored, we must redouble our efforts read more
If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored, we must redouble our efforts here to keep them free
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.
The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.
The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.
Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself.
Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself.
I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale of a book can become read more
I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale of a book can become a subject of inquiry, and of criminal inquiry too.