“A good pursued too inflexibly may turn into a granite evil.”
― The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects
― The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects
“Anyone with an internet connection has access to more high-quality information sources than Harvard professors 50 years ago could have dreamed of. It turns out that there just aren’t many people who want to take advantage of that.”
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“The spirit of faction outlived the cause of faction, and became itself the new and prolific source of a useless, endless strife.”
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“So many people make a name now-a-days, that it is more distinguished to remain in obscurity.”
― A Pair of Blue Eyes
― A Pair of Blue Eyes
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