Censorship Quote by G. D. H. Cole

Censorship always defeats it own purpose, for it creates in the end the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion.

— Henry Steele Commager

The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of…

— Henry Steele Commager

“The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of…

— Henry Steele Commager

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

— Charles Bukowski

The sooner we all learn to make a decision between disapproval and censorship, the better off society will be... Censorship cannot get at the…

— Granville Hicks

There can be no censorship better than one's own conscience.

— Michelangelo Antonioni

As long as it is supported by Democratic politicians and by liberal Hollywood players, censorship is a useful tool to stifle dissent.

— Andrew Breitbart

Censorship in all its forms must be challenged.

— Deeyah Khan

A moral argument about whether censorship is good or bad deteriorates quickly into accusations about who is more or less patriotic, moral, pious, and…

— Rebecca MacKinnon

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

— Orhan Pamuk

Censorship is never over for those who have experienced it. It is a brand on the imagination that affects the individual who has suffered…

— Anonymous

The interest in encouraging freedom of expression in a democratic society outweighs any theoretical but unproven benefit of censorship.

— John Paul Stevens