As to the evil which results from a censorship, it is impossible to measure it, for it is impossible to tell where… — Jeremy Bentham Copy Share Image
Only the continuous and steady application of the methods for suppressing a doctrine, etc., makes it possible for a plan to succeed. — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
“Mainstream features can turn into ventures when you fender their venders and set off their censors.” — Calvin W. Allison Copy Share Image
It is impossible for ideas to compete in the marketplace if no forum for their presentation is provided or available. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It is good for the industry because there is no censorship on OTT content. Having said that, along with boldness also comes… — Mallika Sherawat Copy Share Image
Heretical views arise when the truth is uncertain, and it is only when the truth is uncertain that censorship is invoked. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“The worst thing to tell a free people in a country that's still mostly free is that they are not allowed to… — Michael Moore Copy Share Image
I am of course confident that I will fulfill my tasks as a writer in all circumstances - from my grave even… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
We saw a social network choose not to censor misinformation in 2016 and got burned for that decision, then we saw them… — Sam Bankman-Fried Copy Share Image
Chinese artists have been subversive over thousands of years, taking what they think of the government and embedding it in their art.… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
If we ever head down the American path of banning certain books or turning the editorial process into one of censorship, we… — Matt Haig Copy Share Image
“To be clear, Goodreads staff have not been deleting any posts. A value we've always had here is that we don't censor… — Otis Y. Chandler Copy Share Image
Right now I think censorship is necessary; the things they're doing and saying in films right now just shouldn't be allowed. There's… — Mae West Copy Share Image
Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
“As the voices fall silent, the individuals who make up the amorphous and always changing community must decide for themselves, as they… — G.R. Reader Copy Share Image
On the television planet, where men make up the tribe, the law of the caveman rules. So, for a woman coming from… — Cristina Saralegui Copy Share Image
People call me for interviews on censorship type topics all the time, like that Gannette interview.I don't hold myself out to be… — Frank Zappa Copy Share Image
State censorship presents itself as a bulwark between society and forces of subversion or moral corruption. To dismiss this account of its… — J. M. Coetzee Copy Share Image
“As opposition leader, [Stephen Harper] wrote in the Montreal Gazette in the year before he came to power: 'Information is the lifeblood… — Lawrence Martin Copy Share Image
“In Europe, nobody will bleep you, if you want to say a "bad" word on TV. The idea that some self-righteous little… — Oliver Markus Malloy Copy Share Image
“We appreciate your coming to us with a copy of your letter to your sister, but it was unnecessary. Your offense was… — Mark Dunn Copy Share Image
Liberals are not about choice; they are about imposition. The way they live, the way they believe, must be imposed on people,… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
“I agree that it's a shame some books have to suffer ratings that clearly are invalid. However I can't think of a… — Otis Y. Chandler Copy Share Image
Many novelists say, "I'm not a political novelist" - myself included. That's a standard, even a default position. Whereas that divide between… — Katie Kitamura Copy Share Image
Civil government cannot let any group ride roughshod over others simply because their consciences tell them to do so. — Robert H. Jackson Copy Share Image
Everyone has an opinion, and the guy screaming for censorship may be the next guy to have his ideas cut off. — Richard King Copy Share Image
“I also hold very strong personal convictions about censorship. I don't believe in forbidden knowledge.” — Andrea Cremer Copy Share Image
While the Internet is censored in China, the censorship is allowing a level of speech to take place that's unprecedented. — Ethan Zuckerman Copy Share Image
When a critic sets himself up as an arbiter of morality, a judge of the matter and not the manner of a… — Edward Albee Copy Share Image
I'm not against censorship in principle. Not at all. Some things should be censored. — Paul Morrissey Copy Share Image
We've been dealing with censorship around multimedia, about multinational companies and the content they create, for a very long time. — Jon Lovett Copy Share Image
The censor boards are mere redundant forces conspiring to keep the 'bold' films out of reach of the audience. — Anurag Kashyap Copy Share Image
“Dune always said it’s because any serious journalism is subject to severe censorship.” — Amy A. Bartol Copy Share Image
When I started to write, it was the '70s, and throughout that decade, we didn't have any problems with book challenges or… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
Literature is one of the few areas left where black and white feel some identity of purpose; we all struggle under censorship. — Nadine Gordimer Copy Share Image
... censorship often boils down to some male judges getting to read a lot of dirty books--with one hand. — Robin Morgan Copy Share Image
“I struggle each day not to let the fear of the censor poison my writing. Where the censor rules, a dull sameness… — Harry Mazer Copy Share Image
Censorship should never go. But we can always give a little more space to the director. — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
Many filmmakers have had that experience. They make a movie, then out of nowhere, they either pass censorship or fail. — Jiang Wen Copy Share Image
No one can bar the road to truth, and to advance its cause I am prepared to accept even death. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image