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“That's all we writers have, anyway; our minds and imaginations. To allow censors even the tiniest space in there with us can only lead to dullness, imitation, and mediocrity.”
― Norma Fox Mazer, Places I Never Meant to Be: Original Stories by Censored Writers

“Our First Amendment freedoms give us the right to think what we like and say what we please. And if we the people are to govern ourselves, we must have these rights even if they are misused by a minority.”
― James Madison

“We have to remember the importance of freedom of information if we truly wish to remain informed and free to exchange
ideas.”
― Jessica Marie Baumgartner

“In this age of censorship I mourn the loss of books that will never be written, I mourn the voices that will be silenced--writers' voices, teachers' voices, students' voices--all because of fear. How many have resorted to self-censorship? How many are saying to themselves, "Nope ... can't write about that. Can't teach that book. Can't have that book in our collection. Can't let my student write that editorial in the school paper.”
― Judy Blume, Places I Never Meant to Be: Original Stories by Censored Writers