You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to …

Ray Bradbury
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You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them. ✨ FaceBook post byRay Bradbury from Dec 08, 2014
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You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them. ✨ FaceBook post byRay Bradbury from Dec 08, 2014

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