Quotes by Alfred Whitney Griswold

Alfred Whitney Griswold

American historian and educator

Lived from: 1906 - 1963

Category: History and sociology

Born: 27 october 1906 Died: 19 april 1963

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  • Books won't stay banned. They won't burn. Ideas won't go to jail.
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  • In the long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always lost. The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas.
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  • It is a barren kind of criticism which tells you what a thing is not.
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  • The divine spark leaps from the finger of God to the finger of Adam, whether it takes ultimate shape in a law of physics or a law of the land, a poem or a policy, a sonata or a mechanical computer.
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  • The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas.
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  • Things have got to be wrong in order that they may be deplored.
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What are the most famous quotes from Alfred Whitney Griswold?

The two most famous quotes from Alfred Whitney Griswold are:

  • "Books won't stay banned. They won't burn. Ideas won't go to jail."
  • "In the long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always lost. The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas."

When did Alfred Whitney Griswold live?

Alfred Whitney Griswold was born in 1906 and died in the year 1963.