Personally, I am dead against the burning of books.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker expresses a strong moral stance against destroying written works.
- In plain terms
- I oppose burning books.
- What can you take from it?
- Destroying books is wrong.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When might book burning be justified?
- How do we protect ideas?
Another view
It does not address cases where content is harmful.
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