Ursula K. Le Guin Quotes

A dangerous book will always be in danger from those it threatens with the demand that they question their assumptions. They'd rather hang on to the assumptions and ban the book.

Ursula K. Le Guin

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• A dangerous book will always be in danger from those it threatens with the demand that they question their assumptions. They'd rather hang on to the assumptions and ban the book.

  

  Ursula K. Le Guin
  • Book
  • Question
  • Demand