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Re:The destruction of Sappho's works by djroomba on Sunday December 10, 2017 @12:04PM (#15892259)
So book burning is something humans have always done.

Hopefully we don't pass on our primitive traits to refuse reality to our AI.

History shouldnt be written by the winners. History should be the truth.

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Re:The destruction of Sappho's works by sorokod on Sunday December 10, 2017 @01:07PM (#15892592)
Doubt that these were "books" but yes, ideas often threaten people's beliefs and consequently destroyed by those people.
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