The nearest the modern general or admiral comes to a small-arms encounter of any sort is at a duck hunt in the company of corporation executives at the retreat of Continental Motors, Inc.

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The principal cause of war is war itself.

The principal cause of war is war itself.

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.

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...

America is a nation with no truly national city, no Paris, no Rome, no London,...

America is a nation with no truly national city, no Paris, no Rome, no London,...

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...

Prestige is the shadow of money and power.

Prestige is the shadow of money and power.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Bankers cannot afford to be concerned with only the economic aspects of projects. There may...

Bankers cannot afford to be concerned with only the economic aspects of projects. There may...

The neighborhood stores are an important part of a city child's life.

The neighborhood stores are an important part of a city child's life.

After Land I wanted to continue exploring the theme but I needed a new challenge...

After Land I wanted to continue exploring the theme but I needed a new challenge...

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...

The city is a fact in nature, like a cave, a run of mackerel or...

The city is a fact in nature, like a cave, a run of mackerel or...

I don't know if it matters what country you're from, size of the city you're...

I don't know if it matters what country you're from, size of the city you're...

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...

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...