Anthony Comstock Quotes


Morals, not Art or Literature.


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Anthony Comstock, 1844-1915, Founder, New York Society for the Suppression of Vice, Official censor, U.S. Post Office, Motto

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Anthony Comstock
Anthony Comstock
  • Born: March 7, 1844
  • Died: September 21, 1915
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  • Profession: United States Postal Inspector

Anthony Comstock was an anti-vice activist, United States Postal Inspector and secretary of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice, who was dedicated to upholding Victorian morality. He opposed obscene literature, abortion, contraception, gambling, prostitution, and quack medicine.