[tiamat]

I was beginning to wonder when the book-burning rally was.

;-)

On a serious note: the very minute things like Marx and Hitler and Mao and all of the others mentioned get banned, suppresed or proscribed, is the minute we begin to FORGET what these authors stand for, and THAT is the very minute. when some painful history begins to repeat itself.
This sort of thought-control has been tried before, and it has NEVER worked.

This is not to say we should allow our children access to just anythng at all: there are CDs and tv shows and video games and yes, books, that I do not allow my daughter to see..

However I also believe in personal responsibility, including personal responsibility for the future. I make it a POINT to collect banned books and "subversive literature" because I want an historical record amongst other things.

Then there is this: depending on how thngs go, I may SOMEDAY actually REQUIRE my daughter to read some of these books.

Know thine enemy.

[Celtjew Libertarian]

Also, some day, your daughter will be old enough and, hopefully, wise enough to read these books -- not to mention, watch the TV programs, play the video games, and listen to the CDs.