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Barbara Tuchman: Books are the...

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Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill.

Source: Authors' League Bulletin, 1 Nov 1979.
-- Barbara Tuchman, (Jan 30 1912-1989), US historian; She is known for her Pulitzer prize-winning historical books, e.g., The Guns of August.


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