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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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The main difference between men and women is that men are lunatics and women are idiots. – Rebecca West

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There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence. – Rebecca West

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Intelligence
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The trouble about man is twofold. He cannot learn truths which are too complicated; he forgets truths which are too simple. – Rebecca West

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Other Quotes from
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Every burned book enlightens the world. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Censorship

Censorship offends me. – Author Unknown

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Censorship

The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves. – Demosthenes

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Censorship

That was but a prelude; where they burn books, they will ultimately burn people as well. – Heinrich Heine, Almansor, 1821 (“Das war ein Vorspiel nur, dort wo man Bücher v

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Every literary critic believes he will outwit history and have the last word. – Mason Cooley

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When one has success, the answer is not to undo that success. It is to continue what has been done. – Charles Schumer

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The purpose of all war is peace. – Augustine of Hippo

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Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art. – Ansel Adams

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