If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind. – John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, 1859

Did you ever hear anyone say, “That work had better be banned because I might read it and it might be very damaging to me?” – Joseph Henry Jackson

The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion. – Henry Steele Commager