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“By placing discretion in the hands of an official to grant or deny a license, such a statute creates a threat of censorship that by its very existence chills free speech.”

Harry A. Blackmun quotes (American Supreme Court justice, 1908-1999)

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“Censorship in any form is the enemy of creativity, since it cuts off the life blood of creativity: ideas.”

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“We live in oppressive times. We have, as a nation, become our own thought police; but instead of calling the process by which we limit our expression of dissent and wonder "censorship," we call it "concern for commercial viability."”

David Mamet quotes (American Playwright, b.1947)

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“Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime.”

Potter Stewart quotes (American Judge and associate justice of the US Supreme Court (1958-81). 1915-1985)

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