Book banning Quote by George Bernard Shaw

All censorships exist to prevent anyone from challenging current conceptions and existing institutions. All progress is initiated by challenging current conceptions, and executed by…

— George Bernard Shaw

Censorship in all its forms must be challenged.

— Deeyah Khan

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

— Charles Bukowski

“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

I am seriously opposed to censorship of any sort.

— Don Johnson

I am still against any kind of censorship. It's a subject in my life that has been very important.

— Bernardo Bertolucci

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

I don't believe in censorship in any form.

— Kathryn Bigelow

Is it really beyond our wits to devise some form of censorship which would trap only the crudely sadistic?

— Storm Jameson

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

— Tisca Chopra

Censorship may be useful for the preservation of morality, but can never be so for its restoration.

— G. D. H. Cole

Censorship is the tool of those who have the need to hide actualities from themselves and from others. Their fear is only their inability…

— Charles Bukowski