JCPL Teens

Are you feeling inspired yet? Here are some great quotes about censorship and the importance of keeping books available for everyone:

“If we don’t believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all.”  -Noam Chomsky, U.S. Professor of Linguistics.

“Books and ideas are the most effective weapons against intolerance and ignorance.”  -Lyndon B. Johnson, U.S. President.

“A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to.”  -Dr. Laurence Johnson Peter.

“Censorship is telling a man he can’t have a steak just because a baby can’t chew it.”  -Mark Twain.

“I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend to the death your right to say it.”  -Voltaire, 1756.