Archibald MacLeish, "The Premise of Meaning," American Scholar, 5 June 1's Quote - What is more important in a library than anything else

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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