America is a nation with no truly national city, no Paris, no Rome, no London, no city which is at once the social center, the political capital, and the financial hub.

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Every revolution has its counterrevolution - that is a sign the revolution is for real.

Every revolution has its counterrevolution - that is a sign the revolution is for real.

Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood...

Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood...

What ordinary men are directly aware of and what they try to do are bounded...

What ordinary men are directly aware of and what they try to do are bounded...

Prestige is the shadow of money and power.

Prestige is the shadow of money and power.

Power is not of a man. Wealth does not center in the person of the...

Power is not of a man. Wealth does not center in the person of the...

People with advantages are loath to believe that they just happen to be people with...

People with advantages are loath to believe that they just happen to be people with...

Not wishing to be disturbed over moral issues of the political economy, Americans cling to...

Not wishing to be disturbed over moral issues of the political economy, Americans cling to...

In the world of the celebrity, the hierarchy of publicity has replaced the hierarchy of...

In the world of the celebrity, the hierarchy of publicity has replaced the hierarchy of...

The principal cause of war is war itself.

The principal cause of war is war itself.

The nearest the modern general or admiral comes to a small-arms encounter of any sort...

The nearest the modern general or admiral comes to a small-arms encounter of any sort...

Commercial jazz, soap opera, pulp fiction, comic strips, the movies set the images, mannerisms, standards,...

Commercial jazz, soap opera, pulp fiction, comic strips, the movies set the images, mannerisms, standards,...

The car has become the carapace, the protective and aggressive shell, of urban and suburban...

The car has become the carapace, the protective and aggressive shell, of urban and suburban...

I really didn't try to make an effort to make urban music, but I am...

I really didn't try to make an effort to make urban music, but I am...

However, if we examine the Canadian scene closely enough, we can see signs of this...

However, if we examine the Canadian scene closely enough, we can see signs of this...

Living in cities is an art, and we need the vocabulary of art, of style,...

Living in cities is an art, and we need the vocabulary of art, of style,...

I know that New York City remains the highest density urban area in the country...

I know that New York City remains the highest density urban area in the country...

Blade Runner appears regularly, two or three times a year in various shapes and forms...

Blade Runner appears regularly, two or three times a year in various shapes and forms...

I don't have them down here asking me what my urban agenda is. I don't...

I don't have them down here asking me what my urban agenda is. I don't...

A lot of times black actors get stuck in a box. They're up against a...

A lot of times black actors get stuck in a box. They're up against a...

Not many sounds in life, and I include all urban and rural sounds, exceed in...

Not many sounds in life, and I include all urban and rural sounds, exceed in...