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What is the thread of western civilization that distinguished its

What is the thread of western civilization that distinguished its course in history? It has to do with the preoccupation of western man with his outward command and his sense of superiority. – Arthur Erickson

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With production alone as the goal, industry in North America was dominated by the assembly line, standardization for mass consumption. – Arthur Erickson

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Inspiration in Science may have to do with ideas, but not in Art. In art it is in the senses that are instinctively responsive to the medium of expression. – Arthur Erickson

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Woz is living his own life now. He hasnt been around Apple for about five years. But what he did will go down in history. – Steve Jobs

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The principle that human nature, in its psychological aspects, is nothing more than a product of history and given social relations removes all barriers to coercion and manipulation by the powerful. – Noam Chomsky

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The judicial system is the most expensive machine ever invented for finding out what happened and what to do about it. – Irving R. Kaufman

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I dont have incredible knowledge about films or of filmmaking history Im not that kind of person. – Ang Lee

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