Forget the damned motor car and build the cities for lovers and friends. – Lewis Mumford
Today, the degradation of the inner life is symbolized by the fact that the only place sacred from interruption is the private toilet. – Lewis Mumford
The vast material displacements the machine has made in our physical environment are perhaps in the long run less important than its spiritual contributions to our culture. – Lewis Mumford
Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past. – Lewis Mumford