Censorship Quote by 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

“though the interest of the labourer is strictly connected with that of the society, he is incapable either of comprehending that interest, or of…

— Adam Smith

Censorship defeats the right to self determination.

— Anonymous

A word too much always defeats its purpose.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

“To conquer life defeats the purpose of living”

— Carlo J Vella

It's about bums on seats. If nobody wants to listen to what you are doing, it kind of defeats the purpose really, doesn't it?

— James Grant

The apparatus defeats its own purpose if its purpose is to create a humane existence on the basis of a humanized nature.

— Herbert Marcuse

Trying to outsmart a compiler defeats much of the purpose of using one.

— Brian Kernighan

In the long run [censorship] will create a generation incapable of appreciating the difference between independence of thought and subservience.

— Henry Steele Commager

The first principle of solid wisdom is discretion, without it all the erudition of life is merely bagatelle.

— Norm MacDonald

“All sexual activity performed is at the discretion of the participants and is confined to only one hour.”

— Karen A.Miles