"Censorship of anything, at any time, in any place, on whatever pretense, has always been and always be the last resort of the boob and the bigot." Eugene O'Neill American playwright (1888-1953) "Censorship is the commonest social blasphemy because it is mostly concealed, built into us by indolence, self-interest, and cowardice." John Osborne British playwright (1929-) "The dread of censure is the death of genius." William Simms American novelist (1806-1870) "Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself." Potter Stewart Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1915-1985) "Who will watch the watchers?" Decimus Junius Juvenalis or JUVENAL Roman rhetorician and satirical poet (1st to 2nd cent. A.D.)
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