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Quote from Justice Potter Stewart,


"Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself.
It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime."

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By:

Justice Potter Stewart (more quotes by Justice Potter Stewart or books by/about Justice Potter Stewart)


(1915-1985) Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

Source:

Dissenting, United States v. Ginzburg, 383 U.S. 463 (1965).

Categories:

Censorship, Hypocrisy, Media, Press, Propaganda, Society, Speech

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