A censor is an expert in cutting remarks. A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to.

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A censor is an expert in cutting remarks. A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to. The quote says that a censor is someone who knows how to cut remarks down for public consumption. It also says that he has knowledge that he keeps to himself and does not share with others. This idea of cutting remarks shows up elsewhere in the quote: “A censor is an expert in cutting remarks, and yet he never says anything himself.”

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