Back This information is to accompany Unit One of theCurriculum Guide. Censorship Censorship is necessary to protect society from wrong thinking, corrupt ideas or anything that might threaten the correct way. Groups have the right to express their opinions as long as those opinions are not offensive to minorities.
Individuals have an absolute right to listen to, view, or read what they want.
Occasionally it is necessary to protect individuals from things that society agrees are very harmful or corrupt. Individuals and groups will be easily corrupted by evil or foolish ideas, so they need to be protected by censorship. The Right of Individuals to Own Property Property ownership is the cause of most of society's problems, because it makes people greedy, selfish, and corrupt. Although property ownership leads to many problems, a certain amount of private ownership is necessary. Ownership of property is a basic right that should only be restricted in special circum- stances.