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Books should be read, not burned.

Burning books is just wrong as they are the basis of all our knowledge, culture and development.

To quote Heinrich Heine:

"Dort wo man Bücher verbrennt, verbrennt man auch am Ende Menschen."

or in English: "Where they burn books, they will ultimately also burn people."

and what makes it really fitting: The quote is a reaction to the Christian inquisition burning a Qur'an. (in the tragedy it's from)