The Volokh Conspiracy

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"What Is Written with the Quill Can't Be Cut Out with an Axe"

"A word isn't like a sparrow -- if it flies out, you can't catch it."

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Two Russian sayings I was reminded of; in the original they are "Что написано пером, не вырубишь топором" (that one rhymes) and "Слово не воробей, вылетит—не поймаешь."

Eugene Volokh is the Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law at UCLA and a Visiting Fellow (Senior Fellow starting May 2024) at the Hoover Institution (Stanford). Naturally, his posts here (like the opinions of the other bloggers) are his own, and not endorsed by any educational institution.