Kurt Vonnegut Jr.I hate it that Americans are taught to fear some books and some ideas as though they were diseases.
About This Quote
The way some people feel about some books and ideas is like a disease. They want to banish them and make it illegal to bring the books and ideas into their community. They want to make it illegal to teach the books and ideas in schools because they do not agree with them. It is true that ideas can be dangerous if they are not properly communicated. If people had more knowledge, they would be better able to think for themselves and get involved in changing their own communities for the better.
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