Burning Books in a Brave New 1984 World – The Age of Censorship - LewRockwell

Burning Books in a Brave New 1984 World – The Age of Censorship - LewRockwell: In Part 1 of this article, I explored how Huxley, Orwell, and Bradbury foretold the use of technology by totalitarians to subjugate and control the masses. Now we move on to a currently hot topic – censorship. “Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth.” ― Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Censorship “There was always a minority afraid of something, and a great majority afraid of the dark, afraid of the future, afraid of the past, afraid of the present, afraid of themselves and shadows of themselves” ― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 “There is more than one way to burn a book. And the … Continue reading →