God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide. Votes: 4
Rebecca WestThe base emotions Plato banned have left a radio-active and not radiant land. Votes: 3
Libby HoustonFootball, basketball, and the Olympic sports all have their problems with banned substances. Votes: 3
Jim SensenbrennerThe referee will now keep track of the time on the field and the shootouts have finally been banned. Votes: 3
Cobi JonesAt Barca, players were banned from driving their sports cars to training. Votes: 1
Zlatan IbrahimovicI saw that e-mail was insidiously invading Phones 4u, so I banned it immediately. Votes: 0
John CaudwellThe book which most deserved to be banned would be a catalog of banned books. Votes: 0
Georg C. LichtenbergTorture is illegal. Torture is banned by various provisions of the law. I support that. Votes: 0
Mike PenceI left Beijing in 1987, shortly before my books were banned there, but have returned continually. Votes: 0
Ma JianEast Germany was so total in its totalitarianism that everything was banned which wasn't compulsory. Votes: 0
P. J. O'RourkeI wanted to live with the ****ing manta rays, but they banned me from Sea World. Votes: 0
Thom YorkeBolivia recently did what every country should do - banned the use of animals in circuses. Votes: 0
Jane Velez-MitchellThe Local Paper here asked that me books be banned........THE HIGHEST PRAISE for an Irish writer. Votes: 0
Ken BruenWhat is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist. Votes: 3 Salman Rushdie
Reading develops cognitive skills. It trains our minds to think critically and to question what you are told. This is why dictators censor or ban books. It's why it was illegal to teach slaves to read. It's why girls in developing countries have acid thrown in their faces when they walk to school. Votes: 1 Karin Slaughter