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God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as inde

God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide. – Rebecca West

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International relationships are preordained to be clumsy gestures based on imperfect knowledge. – Rebecca West

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Knowledge
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Rebecca West
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Did St Francis preach to the birds? Whatever for? If he really liked birds he would have done better to preach to the cats. – Rebecca West

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Birds
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Censorship
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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

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Censorship

Assassination is the extreme form of censorship. – George Bernard Shaw, "The Rejected Statement, Part I," The Shewing-Up of

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Censorship

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

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Censorship

We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people. – John F. Kennedy

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Censorship

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American football makes rugby look like a Tupperware party. – Sue Lawley, 1985

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Football

The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by. – Felix Adler

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Heroes/Heroism

If envy were a fever, all the world would be ill. – Danish Proverb

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Jealousy

The wicked work harder to preach hell than the righteous do to get to heaven. – Proverb

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Hypocrisy