Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Joseph Allen Quote “The burning of an author’s books, imprisonment for opinion’s sake, has always been the tribute that an ignorant age pays to the genius of its time.” ~ Joseph Allen (1749-1827) DelegateMassachusetts Constitutional Convention, 1788 Censorship , Press , Prison , Prohibition , Propaganda , Speech Ratings and Comments Reply DanOfAction, Buena Park 5/13/07 What I liked about this quote is that it it conveys how people censorship things during events in history and how it foreshadows things. Reply Mike, Norwalk 5/27/22 I like it a lot. Demigods now declare hate speech and / or misinformation anything that is even slightly contrary to the new woke dogma. 1Reply Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown 5/27/22 I don't support burning an intelligent individual's books or imprisoning them. SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Joseph Allen quote is found in these categories: Censorship quotes Press quotes Prison quotes Prohibition quotes Propaganda quotes Speech quotes About Joseph Allen Bio of Joseph Allen Quotations by Joseph Allen Books by/about Joseph Allen Joseph Allen videos Joseph Allen on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Joseph Allen