“有了图书馆,你是自由的,不受暂时的政治气候限制。它是最民主的机构,因为没有人——绝对没有人——可以告诉你该读什么,什么时候读,以及如何读。”
With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one - but no one at all - can tell you what to read and when and how.
We must design for the future while respecting the past.
现代生活最深刻的问题源于个人在面对压倒性的社会力量、历史遗产、外部文化和生活技术时,要求保持其存在的自主性和个性。