Censorship Quotes

Censorship Quotes & Sayings

These censorship quotes and censorship sayings are from our famous and inspiring collection. Censorship is never over for those who have experienced it. It is a brand on the imagination that affects the individual who has suffered it, forever. - Nadine Gordimer


The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship. - George Bernard Shaw


Assassination is the extreme form of censorship. - George Bernard Shaw


Censorship, like charity, should begin at home; but, unlike charity, it should end there. - Clare Boothe Luce


Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime. - Potter Stewart


I believe in censorship. After all, I made a fortune out of it. - Mae West


Right now I think censorship is necessary; the things they're doing and saying in films right now just shouldn't be allowed. There's no dignity anymore and I think that's very important. - Mae West


All censorship's exist to prevent any one 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


Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the books that nobody reads. - George Bernard Shaw