“Literature should not be suppressed merely because it offends the mora...” — William O. Douglas Quote

“Literature should not be suppressed merely because it offends the moral code of the censor.”

“As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged, and it is in such a twilight that we all must be most aware of change in the air - however slight - lest we become unwitting victims of darkness.”

“The association promotes a way of life, not causes; a harmony in living, not political faiths; a bilateral loyalty, not commercial or social projects. Yet it is an association for as noble a purpose as any involved in any prior decisions.”

“The 5th Amendment is an old friend and a good friend. one of the great landmarks in men's struggle to be free of tyranny, to be decent and civilized.”

“The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedoms.”

“Marriage is a coming together for better or for worse, hopefully enduring, and intimate to the degree of being sacred.”

“I can't censor myself; it's really important for me to say how I feel.”

“My feeling with my characters is that they all have a right to feel exactly the way that they do, so I never censor them. I don't judge them.”

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

“Mostly I have to try to censor myself so as not to write things that will hurt other people, or that will go too far.”

“The Thought Police: To censor and protect.”

“I mean, they censor your work when they're scared of it.”