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Censorship7 quotes
Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings. — Heinrich Heine · 1821Assassination is the extreme form of censorship. — George Bernard Shaw · 1909Censorship is crucial for preserving morals but useless for restoring them. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau · 1762Censorship of any form punishes curiosity. — Sherman Alexie · 2012Vietnam was the first war ever fought without any censorship. Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind. — William C. Westmoreland · 1982As to the evil which results from a censorship, it is impossible to measure it, because it is impossible to tell where it ends. — Jeremy Bentham · 1832All 7 quotes →Freedom of speech and expression2 quotes
Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings. — Heinrich Heine · 1821Censorship of any form punishes curiosity. — Sherman Alexie · 2012Assassination1 quote
Assassination is the extreme form of censorship. — George Bernard Shaw · 1909Book burning1 quote
Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings. — Heinrich Heine · 1821Curiosity1 quote
Censorship of any form punishes curiosity. — Sherman Alexie · 2012Freedom1 quote
Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings. — Heinrich Heine · 1821Morality1 quote
Censorship is crucial for preserving morals but useless for restoring them. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau · 1762Resisting authority1 quote
Dare them to censor you. — Ken Loach · 2017Totalitarianism1 quote
Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings. — Heinrich Heine · 1821Vietnam War1 quote
Vietnam was the first war ever fought without any censorship. Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind. — William C. Westmoreland · 1982