Under this law, there would be licensers who checked every book for its content. Even one sentence that didn t meet their approval would be removed. The government should rule politically, but not have control over the criticizing of an author s work. They could choose the wrong person to make restrictions on a book, but that licenser could also have the wrong ideas about a person s writings. By reading a book, you could start to see new perspectives and your ideas could change.
Books are also a source of truth, and licensing refrains people from understanding the truth.
Everyone should be entitled to his or her own way of thinking. We should not be held back from these experiences. If not given the chance, then they are in fear of what they do not even know. Fahrenheit 451 and Areopagitca both show the effects of censorship and how it can hurt a person s mind. It also hurts their imagination and creativity.