We all know that books burn-yet we have the greater knowledge that books can not be killed by fire. People die, but books never die. No man and no force can abolish memory. No man and no force can put thought in a concentration camp forever. No man and no force can take from the world the books that embody man's eternal fight against tyranny of every kind. In this war, we know, books are weapons. And it is a part of your dedication always to make them weapons for man's freedom.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Topic

Book burning Power of ideas

Speaker

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1942 1940s 20th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. Message to American Booksellers Association. Annual banquet of the American Booksellers Association. 6 May 1942, Astor Hotel, New York City, NY, USA.

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This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.

Winston Churchill

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Speaker
Winston Churchill
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1942 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
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Churchill, Winston. Speech at the Mansion House. Lord Mayor's Luncheon. 10 Nov. 1942, Mansion House, London, England, UK.

Current Citation

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