Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2011-08-25 Aug 25, 2011Censorship…is always and everywhere an evil. Censorship means the screening of material by an authority invested with power to ban that which it disapproves….And who is that paragon to whom we would be willing to entrust such authority?~ Arthur LelyveldCensorship in any form, represents a lack of trust in the judgment of the individual. The passage of time provides the best perspective for sorting the wheat from the chaff.~ Bruce E. FleuryI am opposed to censorship in all forms, without any exceptions. As a matter of social philosophy, I do not like the idea of some people trying to protect the minds and morals of other people. In practice, this means that a majority seeks to impose its standards on a minority; hence, an element of coercion is inherent in the idea of censorship.~ Carey McWilliams Aug 24, 2011Censorship is advertising paid by the government.~ Federico FelliniThe oppression of any people for opinion’s sake has rarely had any other effect than to fix those opinions deeper, and render them more important.~ Hosea BallouIt is the characteristic of the most stringent censorships, that they give credibility to the opinions they attack.~ Voltaire Aug 23, 2011In the history of censorship, the oldest and most frequently recurring controls have been those designed to prevent unorthodox and unpopular expressions of political or religions opinions.~ Ann Lyon HaightPolitical censorship is necessarily based on fear of what will happen if those whose work is censored get their way, or if they are effecting in persuading a large number of readers to share their point of view. The nature of political censorship at any given time depends on the censor’s answer to the simple question, “What are you afraid of?”~ Donald ThompsonAll censorships exist to prevent anyone from challenging current conceptions and existing institutions. All progress is initiated by challenging current conceptions, and executed by supplanting existing institutions. Consequently, the first condition of progress is the removal of censorships.~ George Bernard Shaw Aug 22, 2011The Law of Equal Freedom, as Adopted by The Libertarian League Since life itself contains the impulse of physical growth and the development of faculties and therefore needs room and freedom to function; and since liberty is necessary to the exercise of faculties; and since the exercise of faculties is essential to happiness; therefore, to attain happiness one must have liberty. And since liberty, being essential to the individual, is also necessary to the race; and since this necessitates limiting the liberty of each to the like liberty of all, we therefore arrive at the sociological Law of Equal Freedom. Libertarian Principles Freedom of thought is essential to the discovery of truth. Freedom of speech is essential to the vindication of truth. Freedom of the press is requisite for the dissemination of knowledge. Freedom of assembly is essential for the discussion of public questions. Freedom in education is essential to the development of correct principles of study and teaching. Freedom in science is essential to the demonstration of fact, through investigation and experimentation. Freedom in literature, art and music is necessary for the highest expression of conceptions and emotions. Freedom in amusements and sports is essential to the fullest enjoyment of recreation. Freedom in religion is necessary to avert persecution (as, e.g., for adopting and professing religious opinions, and for worshiping or not worshiping, according to the dictates of conscience). Freedom of initiative and association is necessary for efficiency and economic in individual or co-operative enterprise.~ Charles T. Sprading Aug 19, 2011In the Halls of Justice the only justice is in the halls.~ Lenny BruceLaws: We know what they are, and what they are worth! They are spider webs for the rich and mighty, steel chains for the poor and weak, fishing nets in the hands of the government.~ Pierre-Joseph ProudhonEvery crime is born of necessity. If you want less crime, you must change the conditions. Poverty makes crime. Want, rags, crusts, misfortune - all these awake the wild beast in man, and finally he takes, and takes contrary to law, and becomes a criminal. And what do you do with him? You punish him. Why not punish a man for having consumption? The time will come when you will see that that is just as logical. What do you do with the criminal? You send him to the penitentiary. Is he made better? Worse. The first thing you do is to try to trample out his manhood, by putting an indignity upon him. You mark him. You put him in stripes. At night you put him in darkness. His feeling for revenge grows. You make a wild beast of him, and he comes out of that place branded in body and soul, and then you won't let him reform if he wants to.~ Robert G. Ingersoll Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print