Censorship Quote by George Bernard Shaw

The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.

— George Bernard Shaw

All censorships exist to prevent anyone from challenging current conceptions and existing institutions.

— George Bernard Shaw

“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

“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

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

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

“In the past, censorship worked by blocking the flow of information. In the 21st century, censorship works by flooding people with irrelevant information. People…

— Yuval Noah Harari

I have a very specific definition of censorship. Censorship must be done by the government or it's not censorship.

— Penn Jillette

“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

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

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime.

— Potter Stewart