The epidemic of book bannings must be read as a warning
Not far from the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin is a public square known as the Opernplatz, where, on May 10, 1933, one of the world's most infamous book burnings occurred.
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Not far from the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin is a public square known as the Opernplatz, where, on May 10, 1933, one of the world's most infamous book burnings occurred.
When the Nazis began burning books in May 1933, they claimed the books were “un-German.” Joseph Goebbels, “chief propagandist,” delivered an incendiary speech claiming “No to decadence and moral corruption!”
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Those who think eliminating books will make people nicer, more moral or better citizens should desist. Authors and readers always find ways.