John Ralston Saul: You look around the world in 2013 and you say: How many prime ministers or presidents are in prison? One or two. How many generals or bankers? Two or three. But how many writers? 850 or so. Plus, the new fashion is, “Don’t torture or imprison the writers, just kill them.” PEN tracks dozens killed every year. Books, words, are more powerful than ever, and more frightening to those in power.
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