The fact is that censorship always defeats its ow
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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.
Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.
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Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.
The test of democracy is freedom of criticism.
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The test of democracy is freedom of criticism.
The dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.
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The dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.
We have a natural right to make use of our pens a
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We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongue, at our peril, risk and hazard.
To limit the press is to insult a nation; to proh
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To limit the press is to insult a nation; to prohibit reading of certain books is to declare the inhabitants to be either fools or slaves.
If we don't believe in freedom of expression for
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If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.
God forbid that any book should be banned.
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God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide.
Nature knows no indecencies; man invents them.
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Nature knows no indecencies; man invents them.
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend t
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I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
Books won't stay banned. They won't burn.&#
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Books won't stay banned. They won't burn. Ideas won't go to jail. In the long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always lost. The only weapon against bad ideas is better ideas.
If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, man
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If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.
Obscenity is not a quality inherent in a book or
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Obscenity is not a quality inherent in a book or picture, but is solely and exclusively a contribution of the reading mind, and hence cannot be defined in terms of the qualities of a book or picture.
To reject the word is to reject the human search.
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To reject the word is to reject the human search.
I am thankful for all the complaining I hear abou
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I am thankful for all the complaining I hear about our government because it means we have freedom of speech.
Censorship reflects society's lack of confidence
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Censorship reflects society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime.
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