Censorship

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Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings.

Heinrich Heine

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Topic

Book burning Censorship Freedom of speech and expression Freedom Totalitarianism

Author

Heinrich Heine

Source

Almansor

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragic play

Language

German

Time

1821 1820s 19th century

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Citation

Heine, Heinrich. Almansor. 1821.

Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.

George Bernard Shaw

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Topic

Assassination Censorship

Author

George Bernard Shaw

Source

The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1909 1900s 20th century

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Original Citation

Shaw, George Bernard. The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet: A Sermon in Crude Melodrama. 10 Apr. 1909, Abby Theatre of Dublin, Liverpool, England, UK, pt. 1.

Current Citation

Shaw, George Bernard. "The Shewing-Up of Blanco Posnet." Playlets. Oxford University Press, 2021, pt. 1.

Censorship is crucial for preserving morals but useless for restoring them.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The Social Contract

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Topic

Censorship Morality

Author

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Source

The Social Contract

Genre

Political literature Philosophical literature

Language

French

Time

1762 1760s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Original Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Du contrat social ou Principes du droit politique [On the Social Contract or Principles of Political Law]. Amsterdam: Marc Michel Rey, 1762, bk. 4, ch. 7.

Current Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. "Of the Social Contract." Of the Social Contract and Other Political Writings, translated by Quintin Hoare. Penguin Classics, 2012, bk. 4, ch. 7.

Censorship of any form punishes curiosity.

Sherman Alexie

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Topic

Censorship Freedom of speech and expression Curiosity

Speaker

Sherman Alexie

Source

Guernica

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

2012 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Alexie, Sherman. "Sherman Alexie: The Value of Subverting Authority." Guernica, 5 Oct. 2012.

Vietnam was the first war ever fought without any censorship. Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind.

William C. Westmoreland

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Topic

Vietnam War Censorship

Speaker

William C. Westmoreland

Language

English

Time

1982 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Westmoreland, William C. Quoted in Washington Post. 19 March 1982.

As to the evil which results from a censorship, it is impossible to measure it, because it is impossible to tell where it ends.

Jeremy Bentham

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Topic

Censorship

Author

Jeremy Bentham

Source

Principles of the Penal Code Theory of Legislation

Medium

Essay

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1832 1830s 19th century

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Citation

Bentham, Jeremy. "Principles of the Penal Code." Theory of Legislation. Vol. 2, Boston: Weeks, Jordan & Company, 1840.

Dare them to censor you.

Ken Loach

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Topic

Resisting authority Censorship

Speaker

Ken Loach

Source

Vox

Medium

Interview

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

2017 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Loach, Ken. "'Dare Them to Censor You': Ken Loach Talks Art and Activism in I, Daniel Blake and Beyond." Interviewed by Alissa Wilkinson. Vox, 2017.