Quote by: Henry Steele Commager

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. In the long run it will create a generation incapable of appreciating the difference between independence of thought and subservience.


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Author Bio


  • NameHenry Steele Commager
  • DescriptionAmerican historian
  • BornOctober 25, 1902
  • DiedMarch 2, 1998
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionHistorian Of Modern Age; Historian
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship