Who said: "The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history"

"The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history." - Carl T Rowan

Journalist and author Carl Thomas Rowan (1925–2000) was born in Ravenscroft, Tennessee, USA. One of the most prominent contemporary black journalists, he was a prizewinning reporter for the Minneapolis Tribune (1950–61), and later (from 1965) became a nationally syndicated columnist, as well as a radio commentator and a panelist on the weekly television show Inside Washington (1967–96). He also served as ambassador to Finland (1963–4) and as director of the US Information Agency (1964–5).

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