Censorship Quote by Julian Assange

Self-censorship, whether known or unknown, is an unwelcome brake on creativity; it stifles self-expression and hence prevents a work from reaching the heights of…

— Semir Zeki

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

“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 reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself.

— Potter Stewart

Censorship' is a term pertaining only to governmental action. No private action is censorship. No private individual or agency can silence a man or…

— Ayn Rand

There was an op-ed piece in The New York Times by an evolutionary biologist or somebody - which was a curious place for the…

— David Byrne

Self-censorship as a result of intimidation or social pressures, sometimes referred to as "political correctness", constitutes a serious obstacle to the proper functioning of…

— Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

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

— Potter Stewart

“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

What does censorship reveal? It reveals fear.

— Julian Assange

We live in an age where there is both more expression and more self-censorship than existed even a decade ago. Alas, laws have immunized…

— Alan Dershowitz