“There is more than one way to burn a book, and the world is full of people running about with lit matches.”
— Ray Bradbury
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Not all destruction is about physical damage; ideas can also be destroyed in different ways. Think about a book, for example. You can burn it, which is a clear way to destroy it. But there are other ways to harm the knowledge in it. For instance, by banning it, censoring parts of it, or spreading lies about it, the book's ideas can be hidden or twisted. Nowadays, many people try to silence ideas they don’t agree with, similar to people with matches ready to burn books. Protecting freedom of thought and expression is important, just like protecting books from being burned. Each of us should be cautious about how we treat different opinions and ideas, ensuring we don’t contribute to this figurative burning.
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Books Censorship Fahrenheit 451 Freedom Freedom of expression Ideas Intellectual freedom Literature Oppression
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