Logo
Quote by Ambrose Bierce
Censor, n. An officer of certain governments, employed to supress

Censor, n. An officer of certain governments, employed to supress the works of genius. Among the Romans the censor was an inspector of public morals, but the public morals of modern nations will not bear inspection. – Ambrose Bierce

Other quotes by Ambrose Bierce

An account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools. – Ambrose Bierce

Category:
History
Author
Ambrose Bierce
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Censorship
category

The worst part of censorship is XXX XXXXXX XX XXXXXXX. – Bumper sticker, author unknown

Category:
Censorship

A free press can be good or bad, but, most certainly, without freedom a press will never be anything but bad. – Albert Camus

Category:
Censorship

I am thankful for all the complaining I hear about our government because it means we have freedom of speech. – Nancie J. Carmody

Category:
Censorship

Your own mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter except by your permission. – Arnold Bennett

Category:
Censorship

Random Quotes

Peoples – most peoples job is talking about the future or like money not even in the present tense. Its not even paper. – Colin Quinn

Category:
Future

In the nineteenth century men lost their fear of God and acquired a fear of microbes. – Author Unknown

Category:
Medical

A garden of love grows in a grandmother’s heart. – Author Unknown

Category:
Grandparents

He who doesnt fear death dies only once. – Giovanni Falcone

Category:
Death