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Submitted by Martin on Wed, 09/17/2008 - 3:36pm
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I am looking for the sources for two highly quoted but (as far as I can tell) never cited quotations. I prefer to have the original source - that could be journal article, newspaper article, interview, authored work, etc. but I can accept a reference to a reputable quotations dictionary or other reference work. I need page number in addition to the title, publisher, etc.
The first quote is:
You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
~Ray Bradbury
The second quote is:
If large numbers of people believe in freedom of speech, there will be freedom of speech even if the law forbids it. But if public opinion is sluggish, inconvenient minorities will be persecuted, even if laws exist to protect them.
~George Orwell
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Submitted by NatalieB on Thu, 09/11/2008 - 1:13pm
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I have a very specific salary question.
I'm wondering what the median salary and salary range for an Assistant Librarian at a non-profit special library in New York City. I think this could be easily answered with the SLA Salary Calculator or survey but I can't locate a copy or access the calclulator.
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Submitted by Anonymooose on Sat, 09/06/2008 - 10:11am
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If my normal work day is canceled because of bad weather, could I be required to work on a normal day off?
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Submitted by Anonymooose on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 11:00am
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question / pregunta:
What are the stats of interracial marriage in USA by State.
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Submitted by Anonymooose on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 8:33am
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I'm seeking the source of the following quotation:
"In prison, there were no rifles for training, no stone fortresses from which to shoot. Behind those walls, our rifles were books. And through study, stone by stone we built our fortress, the only one that is invincible: the fortress of ideas."
~Fidel Castro
I would like to find the primary source (speech, autobiography, newspaper article, interview, whatever it may be). If I can't find the primary source, any authoritative reference such as a reputable collection of quotations will do. I need the full citation, including page number, publisher, year, etc.
This has been particularly frustrating, because almost all references to this quote are on anti-Castro websites, none of which cite the source of the quote.
I may have more requests for help with quote verification in the coming weeks. Thank you.
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Submitted by Anonymooose on Sun, 08/24/2008 - 1:13pm
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question / pregunta:
Looking for copies of Women of Color News. I was fortunate to publish a poem in one of the volumes. Don't recall which one, nor do I have a copy. Thanks so much. Eileen Kaady
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Submitted by Anonymooose on Tue, 08/19/2008 - 3:22pm
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The super of the building we are trying to rent is trying to scam us out of money. He wont let us meet or talk to the landlord, because he is trying to pocket money and make us pay twice for the same month. Is there a way that I can find out who the landlord of the building is with just the address?
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Submitted by jenna on Mon, 08/18/2008 - 4:57pm
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Does anyone know of any project(s), or at the very least any conversations, about creating an option/algorithm wherein people who choose to be unGoogle-able, un-Yahoo-able, un-Internet-searchable can do so? Rather like being unlisted in the phone book, except one could type in one's name and request that when people type that name into the search engine, all that comes up is "unlisted," versus one's phone number, place of employment, marathon race times, etc. This is very different than taking oneself off the reverse directory or off of Switchboard.
I know that one problem would be names that are the same. Will the real Jane Smith stand up? Jane Smith Number One wants to be Googled, the more often the better; whereas Jane Smith 2 is hiding from her abusive ex-husband. Anyway, I'd like to know if other folks are discussing this perfectly reasonable option, wherein my disclosure of my information is my choice.
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Submitted by Anonymooose on Wed, 08/13/2008 - 2:30pm
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question / pregunta:
I am an educator at an international development NGO, seeking information for an activity trying to communicate to high-school and college students about global income inequality. I am looking for up to date statistics on global income distribution (per capita). Most of what I have found has been country break downs (i.e. per capita income in Algeria is X) but I'm looking for - top 10% in the world earn X, next 10% earn Y, etc. Any ideas? Many many thanks
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Submitted by Anonymooose on Sun, 08/10/2008 - 5:02pm
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question / pregunta:
I want to find out if the personal records of Mary Schwab have been archived somewhere. Mary Schwab was married to Rudolph Schwab (son of Michael Schwab of Haymarket fame). She was interviewed in Paul Avrich's Anarchist Voices. In that interview she mentions the 1913 Portland free speech fight and says that she has a "whole valise of material about it." I am trying to find out if that material still exists in an archive somewhere. Thanks.
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