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Henry Steele Commager
American
Historian
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Censorship always defeats it own purpose, for it creates in the end the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion.
Henry Steele Commager,
American
Historian
#End
#Society
#Purpose
#Censorship
#Discretion
It's awfully hard to be the son of a great man and also of a half-crazy woman.
Henry Steele Commager,
American
Historian
#Man
#Woman
#Son
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,
American
Historian
#Will
#Authority
#Men
#Criticism
#Patriotism
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,
American
Historian
#End
#Society
#Purpose
#Fact
#Censorship
#Discretion