Henry Steele Commager Quotes

Censorship always defeats it own purpose, for it creates in the end the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion.
Henry Steele Commager

It's awfully hard to be the son of a great man and also of a half-crazy woman.
Henry Steele Commager

Men in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous. They will always equate their policies with patriotism, and find criticism subversive.
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.
Henry Steele Commager

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Henry Steele Commager Quotes

Type: Historian Quotes Category: American Historian Quotes Date of Birth: October 25, 1902 Year of Death: 1998 Nationality: American Find on Amazon: Henry Steele Commager Related Authors: Carter G. Woodson Howard Zinn Will Durant Daniel J. Boorstin Henry Adams James Truslow Adams Stephen Ambrose Christopher Lasch John Thorn	Censorship always defeats it own purpose, for it creates in the end the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion. Henry Steele Commager It's awfully hard to be the son of a great man and also of a half-crazy woman. Henry Steele Commager Men in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous. They will always equate their policies with patriotism, and find criticism subversive. 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. Henry Steele Commager