The book burners were inspired by the bookish. Who else would know which books to burn?
Cynthia Ozick
The Book Burners
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If they take advice (or inspiration) it is not usually from the bookish, as one would expect the bookish to have actually read the books concerned. Like the barbarians currently seeking to destroy statues and re-write or hide our history, they are driven by ignorance.