Quotes about Literacy

There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of letters, where neither rank, office, nor wealth receives the slightest consideration.

There was indeed a " frightful lot" of books. The four walls of the library were plastered with them from floor to ceiling, save only where the door and the two windows insisted on living their own life, even though an illiterate one.

Books are a better investment in our future than bullets. Books, not bullets, will pave the path towards peace and prosperity.

If we could follow the slogan that says,"Turn off the TV and open a good book" we would do something of substance for a future generation.