Quote by Andrew Carnegie
There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free

There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of letters, where neither rank, office, nor wealth receives the slightest consideration. – Andrew Carnegie

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The morality of compromise sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men dont compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised. – Andrew Carnegie

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Upon the sacredness of property civilization itself depends – the right of the laborer to his hundred dollars in the savings bank, and equally the legal right of the millionaire to his millions. – Andrew Carnegie

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What is more important in a library than anything else – than everything else – is the fact that it exists. – Archibald MacLeish, "The Premise of Meaning," American Scholar, 5 June 1

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A great library contains the diary of the human race. – George Mercer Dawson

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Librarian is a service occupation. Gas station attendant of the mind. – Richard Powers

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A university is just a group of buildings gathered around a library. – Shelby Foote

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