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Pierre Goodrich, Letter to the Librarian
The cuneiform tablet reproduced to the left of the entrance door indicates the use of the word “freedom” first occurred, as far as is now known of recorded language, between 3000 and 2000 B.C.
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Pierre Goodrich, Letter to the Librarian
The cross on the wall provoked some discussion. Why is it not at the birth or death of Jesus Christ? It seemed to go into the whole picture reasonably well where it now is.
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Pierre Goodrich, Letter to the Librarian
You will find the reverence of early people for the sun portrayed on the right part of the wall. Long before science broke the sun’s rays into ultraviolet and other rays, the sun was regarded as of great importance.