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Political literature2 quotes
Censorship is crucial for preserving morals but useless for restoring them. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau · 1762As 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 · 1832Comedy (play)1 quote
Assassination is the extreme form of censorship. — George Bernard Shaw · 1909Philosophical literature1 quote
Censorship is crucial for preserving morals but useless for restoring them. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau · 1762Tragic play1 quote
Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings. — Heinrich Heine · 1821