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Without books we should very likely be a still-primitive people living in the shadow of traditions that faded with years until only a blur remained, a...more

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Much of the study of history is a matter of comparison, of relating what was happening in one area to what was happening elsewhere, and what had happe...more

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Books are precious things, but more than that, they are the strong backbone of civilization. They are the thread upon which it all hangs, and they can...more

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Browsing through the shelves in bookstores or libraries, I was completely happy.

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Once you have read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you.

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It is easy to destroy a book, but an idea once implanted has roots no man can utterly destroy.