P
resident Dwight D. Eisenhower summed it up nicely in his Dartmouth College Commencement speech:
Don’t join the book burners. Don’t think you’re going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don’t be afraid to go in your library and read every book… [1]
Because as another former U.S. president, pointed out:
Books and ideas are the most effective weapons against intolerance and ignorance. [2]
So, READ, READ, READ!
Here’s a bevy of links to resources with free books:
Endnotes:
[1] President Dwight David Eisenhower. Hanover, N. H. Dartmouth College. 1953. https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbpe.0980090c/?sp=1
[2] President Lyndon B. Johnson. “Remarks Upon Signing Bill Amending the Library Services Act.” February 11, 1964. The American Presidency Project. https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-upon-signing-bill-amending-the-library-services-act
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