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Censorship Quotes
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Books won't stay banned. They won't burn. Ideas won't go to jail. In the long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always lost. The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas. The source of better ideas is wisdom. The surest path to wisdom is a liberal education. (Quote by - Alfred Whitney Griswold)
I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale of a book can become a subject of inquiry, and of criminal inquiry too. (Quote by - Thomas Jefferson)
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. (Quote by - Benjamin Franklin)
The government should not be using the immigration laws as instruments of censorship. (Quote by - Jameel Jaffer)
I do not condone illegal activity, .. But I can't stand here today and say that I condone censorship. (Quote by - Marc Ecko)
Researchers did not propose any restrictions or censorship, saying, We do not suggest that we want to dictate the message. .. We are suggesting they need to be tied to the consequences that are realistic, given our experiences in American life. (Quote by - Barry McCaffrey)
Take away the right to say fuck and you take away the right to say fuck the government. (Quote by - Lenny Bruce)
We will mark February 01 as black day as press freedom was snatched and censorship was imposed on that day. (Quote by - Bishnu Nisthuri)
Obviously, the danger is not in the actual act of reading itself, but rather, the possibility that the texts children read will incite questions, introduce novel ideas, and provoke critical inquiry. (Quote by - Persis M. Karim)
This process of self- censorship is ubiquitous and that those who do it believe that they are doing the right thing. That they call it "sensitivity" and "fairness" review without realizing that they are censoring to placate pressure groups, or in anticipation of protests. (Quote by - Diane Ravitch)
That's a very alarming number. The situation is very comparable to Colombia in terms of self- censorship and the level of violence. (Quote by - Joel Simon)
The rest of the world has certainly got past this. This kind of censorship no longer exists anywhere else in the free world. (Quote by - Robert Lantos)
Censorship of ideas or images or words is wrong. (Quote by - Richard King)
This country and our Constitution guarantee freedom of speech and association. Censorship at our borders is directly contrary to fundamental American values. Attempts to suppress freedom of speech and association are beneath our country - not to mention a waste of government resources intended to keep Americans safe. (Quote by - Caroline Fredrickson)
We're not involved in this to bring about censorship. (Quote by - Ted Stevens)