Censorship is, and has always has been, a very important issue in America. Bradley Steffens' book Censorship discusses the history and many of the issues that pertain to censorship. In the introduction, Steffens establishes that the power of words is often used to influence and shape the lives of people and events. He cites many of history's most important people who have made a lasting and inspiring mark on our society. He then goes on …showed first 75 words of 889 total…

…showed last 75 words of 889 total…discusses is the paradox of liberty. In order to secure individual rights is to establish government, but the only way to establish law and government, is to give up some of those liberties. As better put by Justice Frankfurter "Freedom of expression is the well-spring of our civilization--the cvicilization we seek to protect and maintain and further by recognizing the right of Congress to put some limitation upon expression. Such are the paradoxes of life."