“ Rampaging horsemen can conquer, only the city can civilize. ”
If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion, and avoid the people, you might better stay home.
~ James A. Michener
We seek God so earnestly, Eliav reflected, not to find Him but to discover ourselves.
Public libraries have been a mainstay of my life. They represent an individual's right to acquire knowledge; they are the sinews that bind civilized societies the world over. Without libraries, I would be a pauper, intellectually and spiritually.
Over a hundred German scientists arrived here [Huntsville] at eleven o’clock on an April morning and by nightfall more than sixty had applied for cards at the free library.
