Voltaire — "Beware of the books. It is not the book that is dangerous, but the spirit of the…"
Beware of the books. It is not the book that is dangerous, but the spirit of the people who read it.
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Attributed, reflects his concern about interpretation and fanaticism.
Date: 18th Century (approximate)
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