Ray Bradbury quote: It didn't come from the Government down. There was no dictum, no declaration, no censorship, to start with, no! Technology, ...

It didn't come from the Government down. There was no dictum, no declaration, no censorship, to start with, no! Technology, mass exploitation, and minority pressure carried the trick, thank God.

~ Ray Bradbury ~

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