Thursday, April 30, 2009
Don't Join the Book Burners!
"Don't join the book burners. Don't think you are going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book..."
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Reading books can be dangerous. It can open your mind to new ideas, or xpose the error of old ones. Because it is so dangerous, many people try to ban, burn and censor books. A well read populace is a challenge to any political demagogue.
be an anarchist and read a book...
DK
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Reading Quote for April 2 2009
"When I read a book I seem to read it with my eyes only, but now and then I come across a passage, perhaps only a phrase, which has a meaning for me, and it becomes part of me".
W. Somerset Maugham
It is one of the delights of reading that we get such flashes of light and meaning from what we read...
DK
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