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War is the supreme drama of a completely mechanized society. - Lew

War is the supreme drama of a completely mechanized society. – Lewis Mumford

Other quotes by Lewis Mumford

A day spent without the sight or sound of beauty, the contemplation of mystery, or the search of truth or perfection is a poverty-stricken day and a succession of such days is fatal to human life. – Lewis Mumford

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Beauty
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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

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Machines, Machinery
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The artist does not illustrate science (but) he frequently responds to the same interests that a scientist does. – Lewis Mumford

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Science
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Other Quotes from
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I think its great that we have organisations like Greenpeace. In a pluralistic society, we want to have people who point out all the problems that the Earth could encounter. But we need to understand that they are not presenting a full and rounded view. – Bjorn Lomborg

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Society

If capitalism is to remain a healthy, vibrant economic system, corporations must participate in taking care of the society and the environment in which they live. – Simon Mainwaring

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Society

The public is hedged about by so many goddam bookkeepers that no time is left in which to produce. More time is spent in carrying out garbage than in carrying in food. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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Society

I knew that I did not have to buy into societys notion that I had to be handsome and healthy to be happy. I was in charge of my spaceship and it was my up, my down. I could choose to see this situation as a setback or as a starting point. I chose to begin life again. – Warren Mitchell

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Society

Random Quotes

When you are through changing, you are through. – Bruce Barton

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Change

I was kind of an outcast in school cause I always kept to myself and was writing poetry and then going on tour with my brother band all the time, so kids didnt know what to make of me. – Christina Perri

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Poetry

Blessed be God that Thou hast filled the soul of Thy servant with joy and peace in believing. – Christopher Love

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Peace

The automobile is technologically more sophisticated than the bundling board, but the human motives in their uses are sometimes the same. – Charles M. Allen

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Driving