Let every thought that challenges my authority be extinguished, just as every book that promotes such thoughts shall be burned.

First Emperor of China

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Context

Further justification or decree regarding censorship and thought control.

Date / Period

213 BCE

Category

Shocking

Source

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Qin-Shih-Huang

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