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Library Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
- I have often thought that nothing would do more extensive good at small expense than the establishment of a small circulating library in every county,…
- And even should the cloud of barbarism and despotism again obscure the science and libraries of Europe, this country remains to preserve and restore light…
- A democratic society depends upon an informed and educated citizenry.
- The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.
- Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of years. It is not, then, an article of mere consumption…
- Information is the currency of democracy.
- I have often thought that nothing would do more extensive good at small expense than the establishment of a small circulating library in every county,…
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- Our generation in the west was lucky: we had readymade gateways. We had books, paper, teachers, schools and libraries. But many in… — Margaret Atwood
- It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all… — James A. Baldwin
- The library was open for one hour after school let out. I hid there, looking at art books and reading poetry. — Lynda Barry
- A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life. — Henry Ward Beecher
- That perfect tranquillity of life, which is nowhere to be found but in retreat, a faithful friend and a good library. — Aphra Behn
- People can lose their lives in libraries. They ought to be warned. — Saul Bellow