Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [281-288] of 288 Press quotesPress QuotesPress Previous 20 quotes Persecution for opinion is the master vice of society.~ Frances Wright Academic freedom means the right, long accepted in the academic world, to study, discuss, and write about facts and ideas without restrictions, other than those imposed by conscience and morality.~ Yale University Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read.~ Frank Zappa Rock music was never written for or performed for conservative tastes.~ Frank Zappa If lyrics make people do things, how come we don't love each other?~ Frank Zappa I wouldn't call it fascism exactly, but a political system nominally controlled by an irresponsible, dumbed down electorate who are manipulated by dishonest, cynical, controlled mass media that dispense the propaganda of a corrupt political establishment can hardly be described as democracy either.~ Edward Zehr The loss of liberty in general would soon follow the suppression of the liberty of the press; for it is an essential branch of liberty, so perhaps it is the best preservative of the whole.~ John Peter Zenger No nation, ancient or modern, ever lost the liberty of speaking freely, writing, or publishing their sentiments, but forthwith lost their liberty in general and became slaves.~ John Peter Zenger Previous 20 quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print