God be thanked for books. They are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages.

William Ellery Channing

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Channing, William Ellery. "Self Culture." Franklin Lecture. Sept. 1838, Boston, MA, USA.

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A quote by William Ellery Channing about literature as link to the past: “God be thanked for books. They are the voices of…”

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A quote by William Ellery Channing about literature as link to the past: “God be thanked for books. They are the voices of…”