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1 " Any given censor is a fool. The very fact that he is a censor indicates that. "
2 " A censor is an expert in cutting remarks. A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to. "
― Laurence J. Peter
3 " Some are born to greatness; some achieve greatness; some have greatness thrust upon them.' It is in this way that the librarian has become a censor of literature... books that distinctly commend what is wrong, that teach how to sin and how pleasant sin is, sometimes with and sometimes without the added sauce of impropriety, are increasingly popular, tempting to the author to imitate them, the publishers to produce, the bookseller to exploit. Thank heaven they do not tempt the librarian. "
4 " Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor - over each other. "
