"The interest in encouraging freedom of expression in a democratic society outweighs any theoretical but unproven benefit of censorship."

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Source : "ACLU Hails Supreme Court Victory in Internet Censorship Challenge". www.aclu.org. June 27, 1997.

John Paul Stevens

#Expression Quotes #Benefits Quotes #Censorship Quotes

“The hungry feeling and the lonely feeling merged until it was hard to tell them apart.”
“I am an atheist. I do not believe in prayers, I believe in work. And my work is that of an author. My pen is my weapon.”

Source : "One Brave Woman vs. Religious Fundamentalism: An Interview With Taslima Nasrin". Free Inquiry interview, www.secularhumanism.org. December 1, 1998.
“All the effort in the world won't matter if you're not inspired.”
“I try not to be sentimental and obsessive about possessions. I love collecting, but I hate owning.”
“As a teenager, I loved acting, painting, photography, and making films with my friend's Super 8 camera. But I always loved writing the best. I chose writing even before I knew poetry was available to me.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“But sometimes even the sky is dangerous. I look up and see your face in the stars.”

Source : Carole Maso (2006). “The Art Lover”, p.12, New Directions Publishing
“When you're through learning, you're through.”
“Whensoever the General Government assumes undelegated powers, its acts are unauthoritative, void, and of no force.”

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