The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.Interview, The Washington Post, January 1984
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Daniel J. Boorstin was an American historian, author, and librarian who served as the 12th Librarian of Congress from 1975 to 1987. He is well-known for his works on American history and culture, particularly "The Americans" trilogy, which explores the development of American society from various perspectives. Boorstin's scholarship emphasized the importance of understanding the interplay between history, culture, and technology in shaping modern life.
1914–2004·lived 89 years
The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.Interview, The Washington Post, January 1984
Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.
The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes 'sight-seeing.'The Image or What Happened to the American Dream, 1962
Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can drive out knowledge.The Americans: The Democratic Experience, 1974
Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know.A Case of Hypochondria, Newsweek (6 July 1970)
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