A tsakiyar tsakiyar karni na sha takwas, karni na gama gari, akwai laifin gama gari cewa littattafai wata hanya ce ta yada ci gaba da fadakarwa. Mutane da yawa sun yarda cewa littattafan zai iya canza duniya, sassauta al’umma da ke zaluntar lokaci yayin da tunani da hankali zai yi hukunci. Louise-Sebastien Mercier, marubucin litattafai a cikin karni na sha takwas, ya ayyana: Labarin buga takardu shine karfin injin da zai yanke karfi. A yawancin littattafan Mercier, ana canza jarumawa ta hanyar ayyukan karatu. Suna cinye littattafai, sun ɓace a cikin littattafan duniya suna ƙirƙira, su zama tsarkakakku a cikin tsari. Amincewar ikon bugawa a kawo fadakarwa da lalata tushen, Mercier shela: rawar jiki, sabili da haka, azzaltocin duniya! Yi rawar jiki a gaban marubuci! Language: Hausa