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The failure to read good books both enfeebles the vision and stren

The failure to read good books both enfeebles the vision and strengthens our most fatal tendency – the belief that the here and now is all there is. – Allan Bloom

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Reason transformed into prejudice is the worst form of prejudice, because reason is the only instrument for liberation from prejudice. – Allan Bloom

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I read less and less. I have not forgiven books for their failure to tell me the truth and make me happy. – Mason Cooley

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