Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past

Quote by Lewis Mumford

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Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers

War is the supreme drama of a completely mechanized society.

War is the supreme drama of a completely mechanized society.

Restore human legs as a means of travel. Pedestrians rely on food for fuel and...

Restore human legs as a means of travel. Pedestrians rely on food for fuel and...

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...

The artist does not illustrate science (but) he frequently responds to the same interests that...

The artist does not illustrate science (but) he frequently responds to the same interests that...

The earth is the Lord's fullness thereof: this is no longer a hollow dictum of...

The earth is the Lord's fullness thereof: this is no longer a hollow dictum of...

A man of courage never needs weapons, but he may need bail.

A man of courage never needs weapons, but he may need bail.

One of the functions of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come...

One of the functions of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come...

The way people in democracies think of the government as something different from themselves is...

The way people in democracies think of the government as something different from themselves is...

'In a democracy,' said Mr Pinfold, with more weight than originality, 'Men do not seek...

'In a democracy,' said Mr Pinfold, with more weight than originality, 'Men do not seek...

Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.

Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.

Without God there is no virtue because there is no prompting of the conscience,...without God...

Without God there is no virtue because there is no prompting of the conscience,...without God...

In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights...

In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights...

I never said all Democrats were saloonkeepers. What I said was that all saloonkeepers are...

I never said all Democrats were saloonkeepers. What I said was that all saloonkeepers are...

Foreign rightwing fundamentalists attacked the United States. Domestic rightwing fundamentalists took the spotlight. And everywhere,...

Foreign rightwing fundamentalists attacked the United States. Domestic rightwing fundamentalists took the spotlight. And everywhere,...

Democracy is the name we give to the people each time we need them

Democracy is the name we give to the people each time we need them

The Senate and the country need Senators of courage who are prepared to make their...

The Senate and the country need Senators of courage who are prepared to make their...

The Senate and the country need Senators of courage who are prepared to make their...

The Senate and the country need Senators of courage who are prepared to make their...

The real crime is the corporate hijacking of our democracy.

The real crime is the corporate hijacking of our democracy.

The office of president is a bastardized thing, half royalty and half democracy, that nobody...

The office of president is a bastardized thing, half royalty and half democracy, that nobody...

When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.

When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.