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Quote by Lewis Mumford
The chief function of the city is to convert power into form, ener

The chief function of the city is to convert power into form, energy into culture, dead matter into the living symbols of art, biological reproduction into social creativity. – Lewis Mumford

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The earth is the Lords 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 reform is a correction of abuses a revolution is a transfer of power. – Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

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Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you. – Oprah Winfrey

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