The Birth of a Nation

[malibuvelouria]

The Plea for the Art of the Motion Picture.
We do not fear censorship for we have no wish to offend with improprieties or obscenities, but we do demand, as a right, the liberty to show the dark side of wrong, that we may illuminate the bright side of virtue-the same liberty that is conceded to the art of the written word-that art to which we owe the

Comments

[banesgrasp]

omg..this is an awsome quote!

[malibuvelouria]

Ain't it, though? I'd like to be able to spout that as a monologue to the holier-than-thou people who disapprove of violent films!

[banesgrasp]

and then flash them that winning shannon smile! youd kill!