Louis Nel, Deputy Minister of Information, South Africa

"We do not have censorship. What we have is a limitation on what newspapers can report."

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mine of information

[mine of information] {n. phr.} A person, a book, etc., that is a valuable source of information. * /A dictionary can be a mine of information./ * /He is a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

bone up

[bone up] {v.}, {informal} To fill with information; try to learn a lot about something in a short time; study quickly. * /Carl was boning up for an examination./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

as follows

[as follows] A list of things that come next; what is listed next. - Followed by a colon. * /My grocery list is as follows: bread, butter, meat, eggs, sugar./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

whitewash

[whitewash] {n.}, {informal} A soothing official report that attempts to tranquilize the public. * /Some people believe that the Warren Commission's report on the Kennedy assassination was a whitewash./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Solomon Short, aka SF novelist David Gerrold

I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.

belt out

[belt out] {v.}, {slang} To sing with rough rhythm and strength; shout out. * /She belted out ballads and hillbilly songs one […]