Jerome D. Frank, (1889-1957) American legal philosopher, author Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [1-3] of 3 Jerome D. Frank quotesJerome D. Frank QuotesJerome D. Frank Increasingly constructive doubt is the sign of advancing civilization.~ Jerome D. Frank To vest a few fallible men -- prosecutors, judges, jurors -- with vast powers of literary or artistic censorship, to convert them into what J.S. Mill called the "moral police" is to make them despotic arbiters of literary products... If one day they ban mediocre books as obscene, another day they may do otherwise to a work of a genius. Originality, not too plentiful, should be cherished, not stifled. An author's imagination may be cramped if he must write with an eye on prosecutors or juries…~ Jerome D. Frank To vest a few fallible men – prosecutors, judges, jurors – with vast powers of literary or artistic censorship, to convert them into what J. S. Mill has called the “Moral Police,” it is to make them despotic arbiters of literary products.~ Jerome D. Frank Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print