#censor

The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers. ↗

— Judy Blume

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When I started to write, it was the '70s, and throughout that decade, we didn't have any problems with book challenges or censorship. ↗

— Judy Blume

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When you're in love, you're so happy that you want to tell people about it. But now I have to censor myself. You need to protect the happiness you have. ↗

— Emily Blunt

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There was no censorship of the press: in general, the War Measures Act could have been made even more radical. ↗

— Robert Bourassa

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Iranian filmmakers are not passive. They fight whenever they can, as creative expression means a lot to them. The restrictions and censorship in Iran are a bit like the British weather: one day it's sunny, the next day it's raining. You just have to hope you walk out into the sunshine. ↗

— Asghar Farhadi

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Censorship is advertising paid by the government. ↗

— Federico Fellini

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Underground literature only began in the '70s, when technical developments made it possible. Before that, we were involved in a game with the censors. That was our struggle. ↗

— Ryszard Kapuscinski

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Censorship feeds the dirty mind more than the four-letter word itself. ↗

— Dick Cavett

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

— Henry Steele Commager

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The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion. ↗

— Henry Steele Commager

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