Quote by George Bernard Shaw

Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.

Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.

Summary

This quote suggests that killing someone, specifically through assassination, is an ultimate act of silencing or suppressing their ideas and opinions. It implies that when someone's life is abruptly ended, their ability to express themselves is forcefully terminated. It highlights the severe and destructive nature of assassination, underlining its impact on freedom of speech and the suppression of individuals who might challenge or advocate against certain ideologies or movements.

Topics

Censorship

By George Bernard Shaw

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

What we do belongs to what we are; and what we are is what b

What we do belongs to what we are; and what we are is what becomes of us.

Among the letters my readers write me, there is a certain ca

Among the letters my readers write me, there is a certain category which is continuously growing, and which I see as a symptom of the increasing intellectualization of the relationship between readers and literature.

Relationship

I was very happy being a secretary. I loved working for the

I was very happy being a secretary. I loved working for the government. I was very happy with my life.

Government

I think poetry has lost an awful lot of its muscle because n

I think poetry has lost an awful lot of its muscle because nobody knows any. Nobody has to memorize poetry.

Poetry

Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the h

Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay.

Flannery O'Connor

Experience

Sit in a room and read--and read and read. And read the righ

Sit in a room and read--and read and read. And read the right books by the right people. Your mind is brought onto that level, and you have a nice, mild, slow-burning rapture all the time.

Joseph Campbell

Reading Inspirational Advice For Daily Living

Envy is more irreconcilable than hatred.

Envy is more irreconcilable than hatred.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Envy / Jealousy

I love John Waters. You see, I want to be the next Divine.

I love John Waters. You see, I want to be the next Divine.

Love

No one is laughable who laughs at himself.

No one is laughable who laughs at himself.

Seneca (Seneca the Elder)

Laughter

Imagination is as vital to any advance in science as learnin

Imagination is as vital to any advance in science as learning and precision are essential for starting points.

Percival Lowell

Imagination

My whole life, I always wanted to be an actor.

My whole life, I always wanted to be an actor.

Cosmetic surgery processes the bodies of woman-made women, w

Cosmetic surgery processes the bodies of woman-made women, who make up the vast majority of its patient pool, into man-made women.

Beauty Equality Advertising Culture Aging Double Standards Cosmetics Body Image Cosmetic Surgery Diet Industry Eating Disorders