Censorship always defeats it own purpose, for it creates in the end the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion.

Quote by Henry Steele Commager

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A free society cherishes nonconformity. It knows that from the non-conformist, from the eccentric, have...

A free society cherishes nonconformity. It knows that from the non-conformist, from the eccentric, have...

The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the...

The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the...

It's awfully hard to be the son of a great man and also of a...

It's awfully hard to be the son of a great man and also of a...

Men in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous. They will...

Men in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous. They will...