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A free society cherishes nonconformity. It knows that from the non-conformist, from the eccentric, have come many of the great ideas of freedom. A free society fertilizes the soil in which non-conformity and dissent and individualism can grow.Henry Steele Commager
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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
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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
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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