Always Quote by Henry Steele Commager

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

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

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

— Potter Stewart

I'm not against censorship in principle. Not at all. Some things should be censored.

— Paul Morrissey

“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

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

Censorship is a touchy subject, all the way around.

— Xzibit

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 is the thing that stops you doing what you want to do, and what writers want to talk about is what they do,…

— Salman Rushdie