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Every burned book enlightens the world. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Every burned book enlightens the world. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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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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The test of democracy is freedom of criticism. – David Ben-Gurion

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