Fundamentalism - of any variety - is a form of illiteracy, in that it asserts that it is necessary to read only one book. (Mal Peet)

Fundamentalism - of any variety - is a form of illiteracy, in that it asserts that it is necessary to read only one book.

Mal Peet

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