“If we understand the mechanism and motives of the group mind, is it not possible to control and regiment the masses according to our will without their knowing about it? The recent practice of propaganda has proved that it is possible, at…

“Censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion…  In the long run it will create a generation incapable of appreciating the difference between independence of thought and…

“Error of opinion may be tolerated when reason is left free to combat it.” Thomas Jefferson, (1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President. Source: First Inaugural Address, 4 March 1801. Source Reference Thomas Jefferson Quote

“Protection of political speech advanced two important democratic goals: 1) an informed citizenry that would be capable of making educated decisions on matters of public concern, and 2) a free and open marketplace of ideas wherein the truth would ultimately…

“Censors are infused with the sentiment of moral indignation – a dangerous and misleading sentiment because, by blinding those who voice it to the real reasons for their indignation, it makes them puppets whose fears can be manipulated for ends…

“The enormous gap between what U.S. leaders do in the world and what Americans think their leaders are doing is one of the great propaganda accomplishments of the dominant political mythology.” Michael Parenti, political scientist and author
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“Censorship reflects a society’s lack of confidence in itself. It is the landmark of an authoritarian regime…” Justice Potter Stewart, (1915-1985), U. S. Supreme Court Justice
Source: Ginsberg v. United States, 1966
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“A newspaper has three things to do. One is to amuse, another is to entertain and the rest is to mislead.” Ernest Bevin, (1881-1951). British Foreign Minister
Source: at London Conference of Foreign Ministers, 10 Feb. 1946, quoted in The Barnes Review, vol….

“Some things have to be believed to be seen.” Ralph Hodgson, (1871-1962) English poet, Order of the Rising Sun. Source Reference Ralph Hodgson Quote

“The fatal attraction of government is that it allows busybodies to impose decisions on others without paying any price themselves. That enables them to act as if there were no price, even when there are ruinous prices – paid by…

“The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them; inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.” Thomas Jefferson, (1743-1826), US Founding Father who…

“Our job is to give people not what they want, but what we decide they ought to have.” Richard Salant, (1914-1993) former President of CBS News. Source Reference Richard Salant Quote