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“Censorship is never over for those who have experienced it. It is a brand on the imagination that affects the individual who has suffered it, forever.”
Nadine Gordimer quotes (South African novelist and short-story writer, 1991 Nobel Prize for Literature, b.1923)
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“Censorship in any form is the enemy of creativity, since it cuts off the life blood of creativity: ideas.”
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“I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and dread at the fearful magic of print.”
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“The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion.”
Henry Steele Commager quotes
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“The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.”
George Bernard Shaw quotes (Irish literary Critic, Playwright and Essayist. 1925 Nobel Prize for Literature, 1856-1950)
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“Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the books that nobody reads.”
George Bernard Shaw quotes (Irish literary Critic, Playwright and Essayist. 1925 Nobel Prize for Literature, 1856-1950)
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“Pontius Pilate was the first great censor and Jesus Christ the first great victim of censorship”
Ben Lindsey quotes
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“Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime.”
Potter Stewart quotes (American Judge and associate justice of the US Supreme Court (1958-81). 1915-1985)
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“Right now I think censorship is necessary; the things they're doing and saying in films right now just shouldn't be allowed. There's no dignity anymore and I think that's very important.”
Mae West quotes (American Actress and sex symbol, 1892-1980)
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