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Mortimer J. Adler

“If you remember what an author says, you have learned something from reading him. If what he says is true, you have even learned something about the world. But whether it is a fact about the book or a fact about the world that you have learned, you have gained nothing but information if you have exercised only your memory. You have not been enlightened. Enlightenment is achieved only when, in addition to knowing what an author says, you know what he means and why he says it.”

Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: the classic guide to intelligent reading
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How to Read a Book: the classic guide to intelligent reading How to Read a Book: the classic guide to intelligent reading by Mortimer J. Adler
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