(August 22, 2024 at 10:46 pm)Ivan Denisovich Wrote: Books certainly can be dangerous. Per Stalin quote Ideas are more powerful even than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas. Switch ideas for books and it's still valid as books like Das Kapital, Mein Kampf or Bible can attest.
Still, in general sense that's right, assault rifles are far more dangerous and books shouldn't be censorder but merely given professional commentary.
Right, the pen is mightier than the sword ... but the sword can decapitate the reader. It really is a toss-up, you cannot exterminate an idea, but you can exterminate believers. Who wins that race?
