...a library that will so express the civilization and culture of the various countries that the peoples of the world will better understand each other and, thru understanding, will be at peace.
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The object then of the Library of the League of Nations should be first, a working library for the League so that decisions may be based on facts, and second a library that will so express the civilization and culture of the various countries that the peoples of the world will better understand each other and, thru understanding, will be at peace.
Mary-Florence Wilson, founding Librarian of the League of Nations Library
in: "The Library of the League of Nations." Library Journal, XLVII (December 15, 1922)
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