Every library is an arsenal.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Knowledge is compared to weapons; libraries are places that arm people with ideas.
- In plain terms
- Libraries arm people with knowledge.
- What can you take from it?
- Books equip people with powerful ideas.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is knowledge a form of power?
- What do books do for you?
Another view
It uses a violent metaphor for peaceful learning.
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