I have a very specific definition of censorship…

Vietnam was the first war ever fought without any censorship. Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind.

— Anonymous

Government censorship of speech with which it disagrees not only violates the First Amendment, but is antithetical to the American system, which posits that…

— Bill Hagerty

As a condition for entry into the Chinese market, Apple had to agree to the Chinese government's censorship criteria in vetting the content of…

— Rebecca MacKinnon

I am not asking for government censorship or any other kind of censorship. I am asking whether a kind of censorship already exists when…

— Spiro T. Agnew

The solution to voters potentially being misled by a judicial candidate's political speech is more speech - not government censorship.

— Amul Thapar

“For the first time in my life, I was reading things which had not been approved by the Prophet's censors, and the impact on…

— Robert A. Heinlein

The word ‘holiday’ comes from ‘holy day’ and holy means ‘exalted and worthy of complete devotion.’ By that definition, all days are holy. Life…

— Penn Jillette

“I agree that it's a shame some books have to suffer ratings that clearly are invalid. However I can't think of a way to…

— Otis Y. Chandler

When there is official censorship it is a sign that speech is serious. Where there is none, it is pretty certain that the official…

— Paul Goodman

When a critic sets himself up as an arbiter of morality, a judge of the matter and not the manner of a work, he…

— Edward Albee

We must be talented, powerful and resilient creatures indeed given how much we manage to produce despite the constant undercutting, ridicule and needless censorship…

— Seth

I don't believe in censorship in any form.

— Kathryn Bigelow

Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.

— Laurie Halse Anderson

“Censors don’t want children exposed to ideas different from their own. If every individual with an agenda had his/her way, the shelves in the…

— Judy Blume

“Medical studies have shown that cursing reduces levels of stress and pain. Repressing your anger is not healthy. It's much better to verbalize it,…

— Oliver Markus Malloy