"Our national flower is the concrete cloverleaf."
-Lewis Mumford
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"One of the functions of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.“
-Lewis Mumford
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"Life is the only art that we are required to practice without preparation, and without being allowed the preliminary trials, the failures and botches, that are essential for training."
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"However far modern science and techniques have fallen short of their inherent possibilities, they have taught mankind at least one lesson nothing is impossible."
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"The earth is the Lord's fullness thereof: this is no longer a hollow dictum of religion, but a directive for economic action toward human brotherhood."
-Lewis Mumford
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"A day spent without the sight or sound of beauty, the contemplation of mystery, or the search of truth or perfection is a poverty-stricken day and a succession of such days is fatal to human life."
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"Restore human legs as a means of travel. Pedestrians rely on food for fuel and need no special parking facilities."
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