Censorship Quote by Ben Lindsey Download Open image “Pontius Pilate was the first great censor and Jesus Christ the first great victim of censorship” — Ben Lindsey ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5.0 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Censorship Christ Jesus Jesus christ Victim
In America, about the only thing censored today is Christianity, the same Christianity that was the driving force behind the building of this great… — Rick Scarborough Copy Share Image
“Listening to the Gospel on Palm Sunday, it struck me that many people criticise Pontius Pilate for his role in the affair while letting the multitude go scot free. Pilate did what little he could to dissuade them from the extremely unpleasant course of action on which they were set, but the multitude kept shouting for a crucifixion. Pilate could… — auberon waugh Copy Share
Jesus' death by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate is as sure as anything historical can ever be. For if no follower of Jesus had written… — John Dominic Crossan Copy Share Image
“freedom of the press from prior censorship was instituted in 1695.” — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
“How delighted would be all the kings, czars and führers of the past (and commissars of the present) to know that censorship is not… — Neil Postman Copy Share Image
I think there are ways in which we censor ourselves; that's the most dangerous kind of censorship - that's how hegemony works. — Jennifer Egan Copy Share Image
Censor, n. An officer of certain governments, employed to supress the works of genius. Among the Romans the censor was an inspector of public… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
“In the past, censorship worked by blocking the flow of information. In the twenty-first century, censorship works by flooding people with irrelevant information.” — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
Motherhood is so honorable a thing that nothing - no convention - can possibly make it dishonorable; and from the standpoint of the right… — Ben Lindsey Copy Share Image
The churches used to win their arguments against atheism, agnosticism, and other burning issues by burning the ismist, which is fine proof that there… — Ben Lindsey Copy Share Image
I do beseech you to direct your efforts more to preparing youth for the path and less to preparing the path for the youth. — Ben Lindsey Copy Share Image
“{ From Luther Burbank 's funeral. He was loved until he revealed he was an atheist, then he began to receive death threats. He tried to amiably answer them all, leading to his death } It is impossible to estimate the wealth he has created. It has been generously given to the world. Unlike inventors, in other fields, no patent… — Ben Lindsey Copy Share
I demand for the unmarried mother, as a sacred channel of life, the same reverence and respect as for the married mother; for Maternity… — Ben Lindsey Copy Share Image
“{ From Lindsey's address at the funeral of renowned scientist Luther Burbank . Burbank was one of the most beloved people in the early… — Ben Lindsey Copy Share Image
Trouble is, kids feel they have to shock their elders and each generation grows up into something harder to shock. — Ben Lindsey Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance. — Laurie Halse Anderson Copy Share Image
We must be talented, powerful and resilient creatures indeed given how much we manage to produce despite the constant undercutting, ridicule and needless censorship we aim at ourselves. — Seth Copy Share
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 Copy Share Image
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 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 way to prevent it, and I didn't see any ideas in the thread either (I did skim though). I hope you'll appreciate that if we just start deleting ratings whenever we feel like it, that we've gone down… — Otis Y. Chandler Copy Share
I think that, honestly, people's censorship issues are personal but I disagree with most of those personal choices that I see others make. You… — Seth Rogen Copy Share Image