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Censorship Quote by Erica Jong

“A concern with 'public morality' is - if not the last refuge of a scoundrel - the first foray of the fascist.” quote by Erica Jong — Download Open image

“A concern with 'public morality' is - if not the last refuge of a scoundrel - the first foray of the fascist.”

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