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Censorship is saying: 'I'm the one who says the last sentence. Whatever you say, the conclusion is mine.' But the internet is like a tree that is growing. The people will always have the last word - even if someone has a very weak, quiet voice. Such power will collapse because of a whisper.

~Ai Weiwei

Topics: Always Because Censorship Collapse Conclusion Even Growing Internet Last Like Mine People Power Quiet Say Saying Says Sentence Someone Tree Very Voice Weak Whatever Whisper Who Will Word You

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When you have strict censorship of the internet, young students cannot receive a full education. Their view of the world is imbalanced. There can be no true discussion of the issues.

~Ai Weiwei

Topics: Cannot Censorship Discussion Education Full Internet Issues Receive Strict Students True View World You Young

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I have a very serious censorship office inside my head; it censors things that I could tell you that you would never forget, and I don't want to be the person to stick that in your brain.

~Alan Furst

Topics: Brain Censorship Could Forget Head Inside Never Never Forget Office Person Serious Stick Tell Things Very Want Would You Your

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Nothing is harmful to literature except censorship, and that almost never stops literature going where it wants to go either, because literature has a way of surpassing everything that blocks it and growing stronger for the exercise.

~Ali Smith

Topics: Almost Because Blocks Censorship Either Everything Except Exercise Go Going Growing Harmful Literature Never Nothing Stops Stronger Wants Way Where

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The solution to voters potentially being misled by a judicial candidate's political speech is more speech - not government censorship.

~Amul Thapar

Topics: Being Candidate Censorship Government Judicial Misled More Political Political Speech Potentially Solution Speech Voters

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Chinese artists have been subversive over thousands of years, taking what they think of the government and embedding it in their art. There might be censorship of not going as far as they might.

~Amy Tan

Topics: Art Artists As Far As Been Censorship Chinese Far Going Government Might Over Subversive Taking Think Thousands Thousands Of Years Years

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As long as it is supported by Democratic politicians and by liberal Hollywood players, censorship is a useful tool to stifle dissent.

~Andrew Breitbart

Topics: Censorship Democratic Dissent Hollywood Liberal Long Players Politicians Stifle Supported Tool Useful

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There shouldn't be any censorship on making a film.

~Anurag Kashyap

Topics: Any Censorship Film Making

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Iranian filmmakers are not passive. They fight whenever they can, as creative expression means a lot to them. The restrictions and censorship in Iran are a bit like the British weather: one day it's sunny, the next day it's raining. You just have to hope you walk out into the sunshine.

~Asghar Farhadi

Topics: Bit British Censorship Creative Day Expression Fight Filmmakers Hope Iran Iranian Just Like Lot Means Next One Day Out Passive Raining Restrictions Sunny Sunshine Them Walk Weather Whenever You

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I always loved music, and I always wanted to make a film about it, but I could never do it because of the censorship that was around.

~Bahman Ghobadi

Topics: About Always Around Because Censorship Could Film Loved Make Music Never Wanted

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