Archibald MacLeishWhat is more important to a library than anything else -- than everything else -- is the fact that it ex
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The greatest treasure in the world, the greatest blessing ever given to mankind, is knowledge. It’s what makes us who we are and gives us the ability to do and be all the things we want to be. And yet, it’s hard to imagine any greater loss than that of knowledge. When you lose it, you lose everything that comes with it: security, safety, happiness.
The idea of losing knowledge is like letting go of a precious family heirloom: the very thought of such a thing is almost indescribable. But we must face the truth: It can happen to us.
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- What is more important to a library than anything else -- than everything else -- is the fact that it exists.", American Scholar; Washington, DC, June 5, 1972]