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When decorum is repression, the only dignity free men have is to speak out. Abbie Hoffman
The public interest is best served by the free exchange of ideas. Judge John Kane
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
Everyone is in favor of free speech. Hardly a day passes without its being extolled, but some people's idea of it is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone else says anything back, that is an outrage. Winston Churchill
Censorship, like charity, should begin at home; but unlike charity, it should end there. Clare Booth Luce
Free societies...are societies in motion, and with motion comes tension, dissent, friction. Free people strike sparks, and those sparks are the best evidence of freedom's existence. Salman Rushdie
Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it. Mark Twain
It is called the First Amendment. ...Simple words marching in seried ranks. Compact, concise. To the point. Clear and pure. It's freedom's music. Jack Valenti |
