Books – The Carriers of Civilization

“Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. They are engines of change, windows on the world, lighthouses erected in the sea of time.” ~ Barbara W. Tuchman Books not only carry a civilization - they alter a civilization. Take a look at how Uncle Tom's Cabin altered a civilization. In fact, it may be safe to say that few other novels have altered a civilization as much. Henry James said that Uncle Tom's Cabin was "much less a book than a state of vision, of feeling and of ...
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