4 Quotes by John Cotton Dana

  • Author John Cotton Dana
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    That the public library is a part of the educational system should never be lost sight of in the work of establishing it, or in its management. To the great mass of the people it comes as their first and only educational opportunity.

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    The public library is a center of public happiness first, of public education next.

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    A great department store, easily reached, open at all hours, is more like a good museum of art than any of the museums we have yet established.

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