College officials stood firm, insisting that freedom begins not in suppressing unpopular ideas but in holding all ideas up to the light.

And suppressing ideas never succeeds in making them go away.

No education is gained in a utopian, unrealistic environment that suppresses offensive ideas instead of challenging them.

Watching this, Thurlow wondered why the psychiatrist would suppress ideas instead of trying to draw the boy out.

Other experts argue that the West's own history of religious conflict has made it doubt the value of suppressing even shocking ideas as blasphemous.

This means that reviewers cannot suppress ideas if they disagree with them.

Professors also decided on the subjects to be taught, usually following the preferences of the Church and suppressed modern ideas such as Darwin's theory of evolution.

Generally, I don't believe it's a good thing to suppress ideas that we might strongly disagree with.

Over the years, the novel has been subject to various interpretations, primarily focusing on the historical role of book burning in suppressing dissenting ideas.

"We feel it's the job of an independent bookseller not to suppress ideas," said Felice Rose, the store's general manager.