“Censorship is to art as lynching is to justice.”
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
“Don’t join the book burners. Don’t think you’re going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don’t be afraid to go in your library and read every book…”
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Great quotes!. Thank you for sharing, Charles.
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Marina, you are very welcome.
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Excellent quotations!
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Thank you!
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You’re welcome!
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These are all apt quotes. I was fortunate to have the same experience as Judy Bloom, with my parents giving me complete freedom to read whatever I wanted to.
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Your parents had wisdom!
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Loved every one of these. Without all the information, you have none.
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Thank you!
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My art and entertainment choices – including books – were severely limited while growing up, and I definitely feel like that harmed my intellectual and emotional development. Censorship breeds extremism and paranoia.
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Josh, I am sorry that your choices were censored, and you are correct.
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I’m sorry to hear that you had that experience.
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Excellent!
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Thank you!
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Awesome quotes, Charles!!! Thanks so much for sharing!!!
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You are very welcome!
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thank you!
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Thanks so much for sharing these!!!
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You are very welcome
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