An attack upon our ability to tell stories is not just censorship

Salman Rushdie
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An attack upon our ability to tell stories is not just censorship - it is a crime against our nature as human beings. ✨ Salman Rushdie Discusses The Role Of The Novel In The Era Of 24-Hour News In Talk At CU-Boulder by Joe Rubino, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 18, 2013.
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An attack upon our ability to tell stories is not just censorship - it is a crime against our nature as human beings. ✨ Salman Rushdie Discusses The Role Of The Novel In The Era Of 24-Hour News In Talk At CU-Boulder by Joe Rubino, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 18, 2013.

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