Love quote by Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Dont join the book burners. Do not think you are going to conceal thoughts by concealing evidence that they ever existed
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"Don't join the book burners. Do not think you are going to conceal thoughts by concealing evidence that they ever existed"

- Dwight D. Eisenhower

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This quote by Dwight D. Eisenhower is a caution against censorship and the damage of understanding. He is urging individuals to not participate the act of book burning, which is the destruction of books and other written materials. He is also alerting versus the concept of attempting to conceal thoughts by damaging proof that they ever existed. Eisenhower is stressing the significance of maintaining understanding and flexibility of expression. He is recommending that by damaging evidence of ideas, we are not in fact hiding them, however instead are just avoiding them from being shared and talked about. He is motivating individuals to welcome understanding and to not be afraid of concepts that might be different from their own. He is promoting for the preservation of knowledge and liberty of expression, and is alerting against censorship and the damage of knowledge.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower This quote is written / told by Dwight D. Eisenhower between October 14, 1890 and March 28, 1969. He was a famous President from USA, the quote is categorized under the topic Love. The author also have 80 other quotes.

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