The prime goal of censorship is to promote ignorance, whether it is done via lying and bowdlerized school texts or by attacking… — Felice Picano Copy Share Image
“A safe and inclusive society is worthless if a person cannot speak their mind. Censorship and manufactured outrage are the problem and… — Carmine Savastano Copy Share Image
Every burned book or house enlightens the world; every suppressed or expunged word reverberates through the earth from side to side. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and dread at… — John Mortimer Copy Share Image
Only in the struggle between two philosophies can the weapon of brutal force, persistently and ruthlessly applied, lead to a decision for… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
Censors are dead men set up to judge between life and death. For no live, sunny man would be a censor, he'd… — D. H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
I will never allow another individual to turn my voice into an echo, for I was not born to be censored! — Ruben Ledesma Copy Share Image
“Emperors uphold censorship, But extreme repression leads to extreme reaction. Individualists believe in freedom, But extreme expression leads to extreme reaction.” — Ming-Dao Deng Copy Share Image
The pressure for conformity is enormous. I have experienced it in editors’ rejection of submitted papers, based on venomous criticism of anonymous… — Julian Schwinger Copy Share Image
Many great authors of the 19th century wrote under conditions of strict censorship. The great thing about the art of writing a… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
“Every word serves a purpose. It conveys an idea. And the idea behind words like feces, stool, or poop is exactly the… — Oliver Markus Malloy Copy Share Image
Censorship is always cause for celebration. It is always an opportunity because it reveals fear of reform. It means that the power… — Julian Assange Copy Share Image
We should build respect and understanding between the diverse cultures of the world. We should help construct communities where people of different… — Alexandra Byrne Copy Share Image
Calling China's online censorship system a 'Great Firewall' is increasingly trendy, but misleading. All walls, being the creation of engineers, can be… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
“It says a lot about Sandberg’s brand of feminism that this campaign focuses on policing language rather than bringing attention to important… — Jessica Roy Copy Share Image
I saw that publishing all over the world was deeply constrained by self-censorship, economics and political censorship, while the military-industrial complex was… — Julian Assange Copy Share Image
“The Procrustean bed. . .suggests itself with dispiriting aptness as a metaphor for the Culture Wars, right down to the blandishments with… — Anne Fadiman Copy Share Image
“What I worry about most is the loss to young people. If no one speaks out for them, if they don't speak… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who… — Frederick Douglass Copy Share Image
I think that, honestly, people's censorship issues are personal but I disagree with most of those personal choices that I see others… — Seth Rogen Copy Share Image
When I published my first work, I thought I would never be able to go back to Lebanon. I thought they'd arrest… — Rabih Alameddine Copy Share Image
Scholars, who pride themselves on speaking their minds, often engage in a form of self-censorship which is called "realism." To be "realistic"… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
I am of course confident that I will fulfill my tasks as a writer in all circumstances - from my grave even… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“And against whom is this censorship directed? By way of answer, think back to the big subcultural debates of 2011 – debates… — Foz Meadows Copy Share Image
I consider the official Catholic attitude on divorce, birth control, and censorship exceedingly dangerous to mankind. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
I think what we have in this country is a little more dangerous in a way because it can't be seen fully.… — Kathy Acker Copy Share Image
Freedom of speech means that you shall not do something to people either for the views they have, or the views they… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
We can speak our honest minds without compromise and without censorship and to each other and to our people. We can take… — Glenn Miller Copy Share Image
Censorship should never be allowed. One should be able to say anything. But I refuse to let politics be foisted on me. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
The question isn't whether or not to censor artists who espouse misogynistic views. The question is whether or not we support them… — Dessa Darling Copy Share Image
You know how screwed up censorship is, two girls just agreed to make out naked in front of their fathers, and we… — Artie Lange Copy Share Image
A moral argument about whether censorship is good or bad deteriorates quickly into accusations about who is more or less patriotic, moral,… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Secrecy, censorship, dishonesty, and blocking of communication threaten all the basic needs. — Abraham Maslow Copy Share Image
You seldom get a censorship attempt from a 14-year-old boy. It's the adults who get upset. — Robert Cormier Copy Share Image
“[M]an is not permitted without censure to follow his own thoughts in the search of truth, when they lead him ever so… — John Locke Copy Share Image
Every legislative limitation upon utterance, however valid, may in a particular case serve as an inroad upon the freedom of speech which… — Stanley Forman Reed Copy Share Image
I wanted to do my artistic work, and in Iran you have censorship. It was difficult for me to do the work… — Marjane Satrapi Copy Share Image
Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the books that nobody can read. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
I'm a free speech bigot. I don't like censorship; I just don't think it's a good thing. — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
It takes a strong stomach and a thick skin to be a female activist fighting online censorship in Pakistan. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
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