Forum Fyi
December, 1994
Marcia Pally, author of Sex & Sensibility: Reflections on Forbidden Mirrors and the Will to Censor, on the roots of the culture war: "Censorship in the United States is offered to the public as an elixir of safety. Like the traveling salesmen whose tonics would cure what ails you, proponents of book banning (and movie, magazine and music banning) suggest their cure will bring an improvement in life: Rid yourselves of pornography, Catcher in the Rye or the Maja Desnuda, and life will be safe...
