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Henry Steele Commager Quotes
Henry Steele Commager Quotes
Henry Steele Commager
American
Historian
Born:
Oct 25
,
1902
Died:
1998
Always
Censorship
Creates
Discretion
Own
Society
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The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion.
Henry Steele Commager
Censorship
Own
Society
Kind
Purpose
Fact
Exercising
Always
Real
End
Discretion
In The End
Creates
Incapable
Defeats
Men in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous. They will always equate their policies with patriotism, and find criticism subversive.
Henry Steele Commager
Patriotism
Dangerous
Will
Criticism
Men
Think
Find
Policies
Equate
Always
Authority
Subversive
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