47 George Carlin Quotes - Page 2

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"George Denis Patrick Carlin" was an American comedian, social criticism/social critic, actor, and author. Carlin was noted for his black comedy and his thoughts on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and various taboo subjects. Carlin and his "Seven dirty words" comedy routine were central to the 1978 Supreme Court of the United States/U.S. Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, in which a 5–4 decision by the justices affirmed the government's power to regulate indecent material on the Radio waves/public airwaves.