Dictator’s burn books to try and censor the information their people have access to. Books contain lots of information and ideas from different points of view. They burn books with the intent to destroy all information from any viewpoint but their own. When burning books, they risk losing precious information including scientific and cultural advancements. When books are burned, the information inside goes with them. Burning books has a far greater impact than banning books. When people see a soldiers throwing books into a raging fire in a public space, this intimidates them much more than a rule written on paper.