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Every burned book enlightens the world.
Every burned book enlightens the world.
Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the books that nobody reads.
Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the books that nobody reads.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Only the suppressed word is dangerous.
Only the suppressed word is dangerous.