Don't join the book burners. Don't think you're going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book...

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People have been burning books for centuries. It is a sad commentary on our society when we think it appropriate to burn a book instead of taking the time to read it. The fact that a handful of people in a few years have come to the conclusion that the ideas in certain books are dangerous is no reason to stop us from reading them. If it were, censorship would be the norm, not the exception.

In truth, censorship is an attempt to conceal faults. We cannot cover up our mistakes forever.

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