Pablo Antonio Cuadra Professions : EssayistBorn : November 4, 1912Died : January 2, 2002 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Pablo Antonio Cuadra Let us be clear: censorship is cowardice. ... It masks corruption. It is a school of torture: it teaches, and accustoms one to the use of force against an idea, to submit thought to an alien "other." But worst still, censorship destroys criticism, which is the essential ingredient of culture. Pablo Antonio Cuadra criticismideasschool The human condition ... is defined by the aspiration to always supersede oneself, which in turn requires nonconformity. Pablo Antonio Cuadra aspirationhuman-conditionhumanity Hypocrisy, false labels, can create slogans but no poems; propaganda but not life: there are no roots, there are no realities to nurture creative work. Pablo Antonio Cuadra truthrootsreality Any revolution which denies the right to criticize is bound to wallow in stagnation and backwardness. Pablo Antonio Cuadra criticizedenyrevolution Similar Authors Arland Ussher essayist Amy Levy essayist Alain Finkielkraut essayist Ahad Ha'am essayist Agnes Repplier essayist Ilan Stavans essayistAll Authors
