censorship

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Introduction
Concerns relevant to censorship
- The status of "individuality”
- Requirements of self-government
- “Freedom of expression”
History of censorship
- Ancient Greece and Rome
- Ancient Israel and early Christianity
- Ancient China
- Medieval Christendom
- The 17th and 18th centuries
- Modern practices
  - The system in the former Soviet Union
  - Censorship under a military government
- Censorship in the United States
  - Freedom of the press
  - Freedom and truth
Character and freedom

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