What is more important in a library than anything else -- than everything else -- is the fact that it exists.
Source: The Premise of Meaning, in American Scholar, (Washington, D.C.), 5 Jun 1972.
-- Archibald MacLeish, (May 7 1892-1982), US poet, playwright, teacher, public official; His concern for liberal democracy figured in much of his work, although his most memorable lyrics are of a more private nature.