“I'm writing a novel myself. I'd be very disappointed if you gentlemen don't burn it.”

George Macready - Schoolteacher

“- Mayor Henry Manville: These books must be burned, Professor Sorel.
- Professor Sorel: By your order, Mr. Mayor? Or by order of the enemy?
- Mayor Henry Manville: Voltaire. Plato. The Republic. My dear friend, we have to be careful about that word: Republic.”
Thurston Hall - Mayor Henry Manville
Philip Merivale - Professor Sorel

“Censorship. You're telling us what we can and can't say to the press. That's un-American.”
Lucas Black - Chris Kruger

“- James West: Gordon, when you tell this story to your grandkids, you be sure to leave this part out.
- Artemus Gordon: Don't worry.”

Will Smith - James West
Kevin Kline - Artemus Gordon

“The truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn't there? Cruelty and injustice, intolerance and oppression. And where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillance coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission.”

Hugo Weaving - V