Every burned book enlightens the world. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Every burned book enlightens the world. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Every burned book or house enlightens the world; every suppressed or expunged word reverberates through the earth from side to side. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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It is our attitude toward free thought and free expression that will determine our fate. There must be no limit on the range of temperate discussion, no limits on thought. No subject must be taboo. No censor must preside at our assemblies. – William O. Douglas

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The paper burns, but the words fly away. – Akiba ben Joseph

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Take away the right to say “fuck” and you take away the right to say “fuck the government.” – Lenny Bruce

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