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title: "2 Banned Quotes By Edgar Dale"
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> [One of the curious things about censorship is that no one seems to want it for himself. We want censorship to protect someone else; the young, the unstable, the suggestible, the stupid. I have never heard of anyone who wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-dale/one-of-the-curious-things-about-censorship-is-that-no-one-seems-to/)

[Edgar Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-dale/)

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> [One of the curious things about censorship is that no one seems to believe in it for himself. We want censorship to protect someone else— the young, the unstable, the suggestible, the stupid. I have never heard of anyone who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-dale/one-of-the-curious-things-about-censorship-is-that-no-one-seems-to-2/)

[Edgar Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-dale/)

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## More by Edgar Dale

> [There was never a time in our history when ignorance of current affairs could be so dangerous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-dale/there-was-never-a-time-in-our-history-when-ignorance-of-current/)

[Edgar Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-dale/)

> [There never was a time in our history when ignorance of current affairs could be so dangerous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-dale/there-never-was-a-time-in-our-history-when-ignorance-of-current/)

[Edgar Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-dale/)

> [No-one can say just how long a message should be, but you rarely hear complaints about a speech being too short. The amateur worries…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-dale/no-one-can-say-just-how-long-a-message-should-be-but-you-rarely-hear/)

[Edgar Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-dale/)

> [One of the curious things about censorship is that no one seems to want it for himself. We want censorship to protect someone else;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-dale/one-of-the-curious-things-about-censorship-is-that-no-one-seems-to/)

[Edgar Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-dale/)

> [No one can say just how long a message should be, but you rarely hear complaints about a speech being too short. The amateur…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-dale/no-one-can-say-just-how-long-a-message-should-be-but-you-rarely-hear-2/)

[Edgar Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-dale/)

> [One of the curious things about censorship is that no one seems to believe in it for himself. We want censorship to protect someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-dale/one-of-the-curious-things-about-censorship-is-that-no-one-seems-to-2/)

[Edgar Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-dale/)

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