The Book at War Quotes

“Even humble comic books could not escape the new puritanism. In 1952, comics were removed from the on-board bookshops of the US Pacific Fleet, on the grounds that they were too violent and graphic for marines and sailors.”
― Andrew Pettegree, The Book at War: Libraries and Readers in an Age of Conflict

“For libraries, from the time of Ancient Greece and Rome to the public library movement of the nineteenth century, had never simply been collections of books. They were also a public demonstrations of a society's values...”
― Andrew Pettegree, The Book at War: Libraries and Readers in an Age of Conflict

“<...> важко назвати народом тих, хто не представлений у географії”
― Ендрю Петтіґрі, The Book at War: Libraries and Readers in an Age of Conflict

“<...> книжки - агенти цивілізації, бездушні місіонери вищої мети <...>”
― Ендрю Петтіґрі, The Book at War: Libraries and Readers in an Age of Conflict