Books are the building blocks of civilization and a people without boo…

Louis L'Amour
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Books are the building blocks of civilization and a people without books are a people without history, a people with no story older than the tales of the oldest man or woman.
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Books are the building blocks of civilization and a people without books are a people without history, a people with no story older than the tales of the oldest man or woman.

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