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.

Quote by John Mortimerv

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Vietnam was the first war ever fought without any censorship. Without censorship, things can get...

Vietnam was the first war ever fought without any censorship. Without censorship, things can get...

I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They...

I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They...

I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They...

I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They...

Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind.

Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind.

The Internet treats censorship as a malfunction and routes around it.

The Internet treats censorship as a malfunction and routes around it.

Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the...

Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the...

All books can be indecent books, though recent books are bolder. For filth, I'm glad...

All books can be indecent books, though recent books are bolder. For filth, I'm glad...

We Negro writers, just by being black, have been on the blacklist all our lives....

We Negro writers, just by being black, have been on the blacklist all our lives....

The Internet treats censorship as a malfunction and routes around it.

The Internet treats censorship as a malfunction and routes around it.

Every reiteration of the idea that nothing matters debases the human spirit.

Every reiteration of the idea that nothing matters debases the human spirit.

All books can be indecent books, though recent books are bolder. For filth, I'm glad...

All books can be indecent books, though recent books are bolder. For filth, I'm glad...

If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored,...

If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored,...

What is also strange to me is that public libraries have always been in the...

What is also strange to me is that public libraries have always been in the...

Censorship is the strongest drive in human nature; sex is a weak second

Censorship is the strongest drive in human nature; sex is a weak second

The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.

The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.

Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the...

Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the...

Imagine books and music and movies being filtered and homogenized. Certified. Approved for consumption. People...

Imagine books and music and movies being filtered and homogenized. Certified. Approved for consumption. People...

I have one great fear in my heart, that one day when they (the whites...

I have one great fear in my heart, that one day when they (the whites...

When we begin to take our failures non-seriously, it means we are ceasing to be...

When we begin to take our failures non-seriously, it means we are ceasing to be...

I'm not afraid of heights, deep water, or love. I'm afraid of falling, drowning, and...

I'm not afraid of heights, deep water, or love. I'm afraid of falling, drowning, and...

If a law were passed giving six months to every writer of a first book,...

If a law were passed giving six months to every writer of a first book,...