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The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb.
| Henry Addington, Statesman (1757) |
| Hannes Alfven, Scientist (1908) |
| Mikhail Bakunin, Revolutionary (1814) |
| Jennifer Ellison, Actress (1983) |
| Steven Gerrard, Athlete (1980) |
| Steve Israel, Politician (1958) |
| Robert Casey, Politician (2000) |
| Paul Desmond, Musician (1977) |
| John B. Keane, Playwright (2002) |


