"And although I'm all for freedom of expression and against censorship, there are certain things I'm not willing to go to jail for."

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Tom Lehrer

#Jail Quotes #Expression Quotes #Censorship Quotes

“Whether drugs lead to illumination or degradation depends on the spirit in which one takes them”
“Happiness is not out there for us to find. The reason that it's not out there is that it's inside us.”
“The best things in life aren't things.”
“You can imagine thistle-down so light that when you run after it your running motion would drive it away from you, and that the more you tried to catch it the faster it would fly from your grasp. And it should be with every man, that, when he is chased by troubles, they, chasing, shall raise him higher and higher.”
“The sinners to whom Jesus directed His messianic ministry were not those who skipped morning devotions or Sunday church. His ministry was to those whom society considered real sinners. They had done nothing to merit salvation. Yet they opened themselves to the gift that was offered them. On the other hand, the self-righteous placed their trust in the works of the Law and closed their hearts to the message of grace.”
“Silence speaks so much louder than screaming tantrums. Never give anyone an excuse to say that you're crazy.”
“God needs blood to fix the universe, but only his own blood had enough magical power to do it, so he gave himself a body and then killed it.”
“Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even at the risk of reigns of terror.”

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