9 sentences with 'censorship'

Example sentences and phrases with the word censorship and other words derived from it.


« As Chao spoke about censorship, the actor he had hired stripped off everything he was carrying. »
« However, Napoleon was no lover of freedom. He imposed strict censorship on the press and had little time for democracy. »
« The printing press made censorship much more difficult and much more important, since anyone could now print almost anything. »
« Various factions attempted to impose and maintain censorship, but were largely unsuccessful due to the political fragmentation of the period. »
« Moreover, despite the inherent difficulty of publishing against the backdrop of censorship, philosophers did much to see that organised religion itself was undermined. »
« In areas with relatively relaxed censorship, such as the Netherlands and Switzerland, numerous small presses operated during the 18th century, producing illegal literature. »
« Paul IV (r. 1555 - 1559) created the "Index" of forbidden books (in 1549) which was to form the basis of royal censorship in all Catholic countries for the next two centuries. »
« In the past, although the Church did its best to stamp out heresy, it was not necessary to impose any formal censorship. No written material could be mass-produced, so the only ideas that spread quickly did so by word of mouth. »
« Almost every society in Europe exercised official censorship and many philosophers had to publish their more provocative works using pseudonyms, sometimes resorting to illegal publishing operations and book smugglers to circumvent such censorship (not to mention possible arrest). »

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