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“A man who is of 'sound mind' is one who keeps his inner madman under lock and key.”
Paul Valéry (1871–1945) French poet, essayist, and philosopher
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“The Bible is most dangerous book ever written on earth, keep it under lock and key.”
From Why You Should Never be a Christian (1987) by Ishaq 'Kunle Sanni and Dawood Ayodele Amoo.
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“Love is a golden key to let in Christ, and a strong lock to keep out others.”
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“The number one book of the ages was written by a committee, and it was called The Bible.”
Louis B. Mayer (1884–1957) American film producer
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“It's not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written.”
Judy Blume (1938) American children's writer
As quoted in Literature for Today's Young Adults (1997) by Kenneth L. Donelson and Alleen Pace Nilsen, p. 392
Context: It's not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written. The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers.
“… the Bible is probably the most genocidal book in the literary canon.”
Noam Chomsky (1928) american linguist, philosopher and activist
Quotes 2000s, 2004, Interview by Wallace Shawn, 2004 <br class="br">Context: You can find things in the traditional religions which are very benign and decent and wonderful and so on, but I mean, the Bible is probably the most genocidal book in the literary canon. The God of the Bible - not only did He order His chosen people http://www.bible.org/netbible/1sa15.htm to carry out literal genocide - I mean, wipe out every Amalekite to the last man, woman, child, and, you know, donkey and so on, because hundreds of years ago they got in your way when you were trying to cross the desert - not only did He do things like that, but, after all, the God of the Bible was ready to destroy every living creature on earth because some humans irritated Him. That's the story of Noah. I mean, that's beyond genocide - you don't know how to describe this creature. Somebody offended Him, and He was going to destroy every living being on earth? And then He was talked into allowing two of each species to stay alive - that's supposed to be gentle and wonderful.