Communication Quote by Ayatollah Khomeini

The nightmare of censorship has always cast a shadow over my thoughts. Both under the previous state and under the Islamic state, I have…

— Simin Behbahani

The prime goal of censorship is to promote ignorance, whether it is done via lying and bowdlerized school texts or by attacking individual books.

— Felice Picano

As in Pakistan, Tunisian and Egyptian human rights activists are concerned that any censorship mechanisms, once put in place, will inevitably be abused for…

— Rebecca MacKinnon

“Muslims in the West and those in other intellectually free societies will be in a position to contribute to Islamic thought more so than…

— Abdullah Saeed

“Gradual change is in principle, of course, a good idea, certainly in countries where a blatant disregard for civil liberties go hand in hand…

— John R. Bradley

Censorship should never be allowed. One should be able to say anything. But I refuse to let politics be foisted on me.

— Orhan Pamuk

Wherever Islam gets its foot on the ground, you see less freedom, less freedom of speech, less freedom of anything.

— Geert Wilders

I am seriously opposed to censorship of any sort.

— Don Johnson

Let us be clear: censorship is cowardice. ... It masks corruption. It is a school of torture: it teaches, and accustoms one to the…

— Pablo Antonio Cuadra

“Free speech is the antidote to tyranny, a powerful force that dismantles the walls of oppression and allows the sunlight of scrutiny to pierce…

— James William Steven Parker

Censorship is the tool of those who have the need to hide actualities from themselves and from others.

— Charles Bukowski

I am entirely against censorship. It goes against my basic grain - a mature society need not be told what to do.

— Tisca Chopra