It is easier to go to the Internet than to go to the library, undoubtedly. But the shift from no libraries to the existence of libraries was a much greater shift than what we've seen with the Internet's development.

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"Debt is a social and ideological construct, not a simple economic fact."

- Noam Chomsky

Awareness

"All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume."

- Noam Chomsky

Awareness

"If we don’t believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all."

- Noam Chomsky

Belief

"There are very few people who are going to look into the mirror and say, 'That person I see is a savage monster;' instead, they make up some construction that justifies what they do."

- Noam Chomsky

Self-awareness

"If we do not believe in freedom of speech for those we despise we do not believe in it at all."

- Noam Chomsky

Courage

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"When you change your thoughts, remember to also change your world."

- Norman Vincent Peale

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"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."

- Anaïs Nin

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"Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

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"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes."

- William James

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"If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one."

- Dolly Parton

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