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obscene literature



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But stercus is also the root word for scatology, which is obscene literature, and we’re really hoping this paper is not considered obscene literature.

From The Verge Jan. 11, 2019

“We want the kids to have access to the books in the library. The problem is having obscene literature mandatory in the classroom and for discussion.”

From Washington Times Sep. 22, 2014

Their campaign is directed against all obscene literature, postcards, pamphlets, pictures.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last month district attorneys from 38 Pennsylvania counties met to "discuss new methods of combatting the obscene literature pouring into the state." but were anable to agree on any fair or workable censorship formula.

From Time Magazine Archive

These statutes forbade sending obscene literature through the mails; and there had been more than a hundred recent convictions.

From Liberty In The Nineteenth Century by Frederic May Holland




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