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    ABC News‏Verified account @ABC Mar 20

    James Patterson donating $2 million to classroom libraries: "Better readers make better people, and ultimately better citizens." http://abcn.ws/2FM6VuC pic.twitter.com/ruTQ27Us4s

    12:34 AM - 20 Mar 2018
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      1. Kimberly Graham,CSA‏ @KimGrahamCSA Mar 20
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        Your intention is good, dear sir. I hope for the best!

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      1. andreas seiler‏ @REALWIZARD999 Mar 20
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        okay? Self promotion and tax write off, I wonder if they will stock his books?

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      1. VOTE NOV 6th!‏ @julieruegemer Mar 20
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        This is leadership! Thank you @JP_Books for arming children with BOOKS! Keep up the great work in supporting children, schools, and libraries!

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      1. Larry Gorkin‏ @LarryGorkin1 Mar 20
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        At Pfizer, sad day circa '06, when all journals/relevant books accessed on computers only; closed library, cross-pollinating ideas - J Patterson donates $2 million to classroom libraries: "Better readers make better people, and ultimately better citizens." http://abcn.ws/2FM6VuC 

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      1. king Solomons sun‏ @SolomonKingkane Mar 20
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        Prays beepic.twitter.com/YCUjz2bO2X

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      1. postwarO27‏ @postwarO27 Mar 20
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        Books by the Founders would make better citizens.

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      1. David‏ @David19886589 Mar 20
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        Well said. The power of education.

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      1. Alexander Bain‏ @bain88_bain Mar 20
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        Waste of money, kids don’t read books 📚 anymore.

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      1. Alfred W Croucher‏ @keanfei47 Mar 20
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        Wouldn’t online libraries make more sense in modern countries?

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      1. Starquest Cap't Red‏ @Hrr907Melissa Mar 20
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        Fantastic!!👍📚

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      1. CuyguyEd‏ @cuyler_edwards Mar 20
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        Trump supporters outraged.. saying “Trump loves the uneducated ...you are trying to take away future supporters by getting them “learned.”pic.twitter.com/MJOLJk2gY4

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      1. Nurjehan‏ @Nurjehan8 Mar 20
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        Without reading material,how do we learn to think,it stimulates the brain makes one curios to know 'why and how',and enables n just t accept

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      1. Luca Lucchesi‏ @lucalucchesi10 Mar 20
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        It depends on what they are reading. I would suggest some more Thomas Sowell, and less Robert Reich. Otherwise well end up with @SenSanders in the White House one day.

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        This are the people we pray for to live long

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