"What censorship accomplishes, creating an unreal and hypocritical mythology, fomenting an attraction for forbidden fruit, inhibiting the creative minds among us and fostering an illicit trade. Above all, it curtails the right of the individual, be he creator or consumer, to satisfy his intellect and his interest without harm. In our law-rooted society, we are not the keeper of our brother's morals - only of his rights."

-- Judith Crist

#Brother Quotes #Law Quotes #Creating Quotes

“The view of the cross as the sacrifice for the sins of the world is a barbarian idea based on primitive concepts of God and must be dismissed.”
“My brain doesn't have enough time to play around like that. To get limber enough to have a nightmare.”
“Beauty is everywhere -- on the campus, in the office, living next door ... Nice girls like sex too -- it's a natural part of life. Don't be ashamed of it.”
“With the Truman book, I wrote the entire account of his experiences in World War I before going over to Europe to follow his tracks in the war. When I got there, there was a certain satisfaction in finding I had it right - it does look like that.”
“A black...gets a job with a white-owned company. He is the only black at the firm. He works hard, but he's fighting a losing battle against his genes.”
“Don't be afraid to reach for the stars”

Source : Interview with Sean Traynor, mag.amazing-kids.org. April 2010.
“Wine and women bring misery.”
“The accidental causes of science are only accidents relatively to the intelligence of a man.”

Source : Chauncey Wright (2003). “Philosphical Discussions”, p.141, A&C Black

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