Every time you get a censor, you get a fool, and worse yet a knave, pretending to be a guardian of morality, while acting as a guardian of class greed.

Upton Sinclair (1878-1968) American writer, journalist, activist, politician

Money Writes!, ch. 22 “The Bookleggers” (1927)
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Self-quoted in "Poor Me and Pure Boston," The Nation (1927-06-29)