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> [At some point free expression absolutism becomes childish and unserious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-trudeau/at-some-point-free-expression-absolutism-becomes-childish-and/)

[Garry Trudeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-trudeau/)

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> [Not only was one cartoonist gunned down, but riots erupted around the world, resulting in the deaths of scores. No one could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-trudeau/not-only-was-one-cartoonist-gunned-down-but-riots-erupted-around-the/)

[Garry Trudeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-trudeau/)

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> [Freedom should always be discussed within the context of responsibility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-trudeau/freedom-should-always-be-discussed-within-the-context-of/)

[Garry Trudeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-trudeau/)

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## Other authors on Absolutism

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-simon-blackburn-85453.jpg) Simon Blackburn 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absolutism/simon-blackburn/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-peter-kreeft-74907.jpg) Peter Kreeft 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absolutism/peter-kreeft/)

## More by Garry Trudeau

> [In their heyday, comics were a dominant force in popular culture, but that's over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-trudeau/in-their-heyday-comics-were-a-dominant-force-in-popular-culture-but/)

[Garry Trudeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-trudeau/)

> [I just happen to have one of those skill sets that allows me to work in my underwear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-trudeau/i-just-happen-to-have-one-of-those-skill-sets-that-allows-me-to-work/)

[Garry Trudeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-trudeau/)

> [Comic-strip artists generally have very modest ambitions. Day to day, we labor to fit together all these little moving parts - a character or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-trudeau/comic-strip-artists-generally-have-very-modest-ambitions-day-to-day/)

[Garry Trudeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-trudeau/)

> [I found that not having a public profile was not hurting the work, and it freed me up to be the satirist I wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-trudeau/i-found-that-not-having-a-public-profile-was-not-hurting-the-work-and/)

[Garry Trudeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-trudeau/)

> [The systematic dismantling of reproductive rights, much like the takedown of collective bargaining, has been taking place in full view.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-trudeau/the-systematic-dismantling-of-reproductive-rights-much-like-the/)

[Garry Trudeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-trudeau/)

> [Coming up with ideas is really hard - they don't spontaneously pop into my head while I'm cutting vegetables.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-trudeau/coming-up-with-ideas-is-really-hard-they-don-t-spontaneously-pop-into/)

[Garry Trudeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-trudeau/)

> [There is nothing worse than annotated humour,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-trudeau/there-is-nothing-worse-than-annotated-humour/)

[Garry Trudeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-trudeau/)

> [Most writers seem to prefer the morning, or they feel at their best in the morning. Ideas are popping into your head while you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-trudeau/most-writers-seem-to-prefer-the-morning-or-they-feel-at-their-best-in/)

[Garry Trudeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-trudeau/)

> [For the most part, editors no longer view 'Doonesbury' as a rolling provocation, which is fine by me. It makes no sense to intentionally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-trudeau/for-the-most-part-editors-no-longer-view-doonesbury-as-a-rolling/)

[Garry Trudeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-trudeau/)

> [America: the only country in the world where failing to promote yourself is regarded as being arrogant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-trudeau/america-the-only-country-in-the-world-where-failing-to-promote/)

[Garry Trudeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-trudeau/)

> [That's what fiction writers do: create characters and do terrible things to them for the entertainment of others. If they feel guilty enough, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-trudeau/that-s-what-fiction-writers-do-create-characters-and-do-terrible/)

[Garry Trudeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-trudeau/)

> [I'm still passionately interested in what my fellow humans are up to. For me, a day spent monitoring the passing parade is a day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-trudeau/i-m-still-passionately-interested-in-what-my-fellow-humans-are-up-to/)

[Garry Trudeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-trudeau/)

> [Because I was a diminutive, arty kid, I felt like a misfit in high school - but who doesn't?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-trudeau/because-i-was-a-diminutive-arty-kid-i-felt-like-a-misfit-in-high/)

[Garry Trudeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-trudeau/)

> [Comic strips are like a public utility. They're supposed to be there 365 days a year, and you're supposed to be able to hit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-trudeau/comic-strips-are-like-a-public-utility-they-re-supposed-to-be-there/)

[Garry Trudeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-trudeau/)

> [The poor are the only ones who suffer. And they're used to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-trudeau/the-poor-are-the-only-ones-who-suffer-and-they-re-used-to-it/)

[Garry Trudeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-trudeau/)

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