Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 19, 2023
A government that can censor its critics has license for every atrocity. It is the beginning of totalitarianism.
Said by
Robert F. Kennedy
New York

Editor's note · Context

Kennedy warns about the dangers of government censorship.

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