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Thinking quote

By Mary Rizzo • Jun 10th, 2008 at 13:00 • Category: Quotes, Thinking

If some books are deemed most baneful and their sale forbid, how then with deadlier facts, not dreams of doting men? Those whom books will hurt will not be proof against events. Events, not books should be forbid.

Herman Melville a(1819-1891), American author

Tagged as: freedom of thought, Melville

Mary Rizzo is an art restorer, translator and writer living in Italy. Editor and co-founder of Palestine Think Tank, co-founder of Tlaxcala translations collective. Her personal blog is Peacepalestine.
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