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    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.

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Every burned book enlightens the world.

Every burned book enlightens the world.

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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.

by Beaumarchais Found in: Censorship Quotes,
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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.

by Walt Whitman Found in: Censorship Quotes,
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The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.

The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.

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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.

by Allan Jenkins Found in: Censorship Quotes,
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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

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I am opposed to censorship. Censors are pretty sure fools. I have no confidence in the suppression of everyday facts.

I am opposed to censorship. Censors are pretty sure fools. I have no confidence in the suppression of everyday facts.

by James Robinson Found in: Censorship Quotes,
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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.

by Elias Lyman Maggon Found in: Censorship Quotes,
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Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself.

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself.

by Potter Stewart Found in: Censorship Quotes,
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