#censors

No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free, no one ever will. Chance is the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign. ↗

— Anatole France

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Pontius Pilate was the first great censor and Jesus Christ the first great victim of censorship. ↗

— Ben Lindsey

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I think the enemy is self-censorship. In a free society the biggest danger is that you're afraid to the point where you censor yourself. ↗

— Tim Robbins

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I am seriously opposed to censorship of any sort. ↗

— Don Johnson

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No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one ever will. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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These censorship people think something is going to promote behavior in people. ↗

— Max Cannon

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People must not think that all bad in man which is unleashed, the moment you impose censorship disappears from man. ↗

— Milos Forman

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The US constitution's First Amendment rights only cover Americans, but I believe that in a democracy the competition of ideas and free speech should combat beliefs that it does not agree with - more speech and debate, not censorship. ↗

— Joichi Ito

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Withholding information is the essence of tyranny. Control of the flow of information is the tool of the dictatorship. ↗

— Bruce Coville

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We're all watching each other, so there's no chance for censorship. The main problem is the idiot TV. If you watch local news, your head will turn to mush. ↗

— Ray Bradbury

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