Preserving the past Quotes

“Right at the outset the restorers were faced with the basic problem of all conservation: where does restoration end and mere antiquarianism begin?”
― E.R. Chamberlin, Preserving the Past

“The first was accomplished by the citizens themselves, working for nothing and only too frequently with their bare hands. Not since the building of the cathedrals had there been such a spontaneous, popular demonstration with men, women and children cheerfully undertaking fatiguing and often dangerous work with no other reward save the sense of corporate action.”
― E.R. Chamberlin, Preserving the Past