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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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I plead for conservation of human culture, which is much more fragile than nature herself. We neednt destroy other cultures with the force of our own. – Arthur Erickson

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The details are the very source of expression in architecture. But we are caught in a vice between art and the bottom line. – 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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No modern idea has affected history more than the passion of nationalism. – Charles R. Poinsatte, Understanding History Through the American Experience

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There is no such thing as a neutral or purely objective historian. Without an opinion a historian would be simply a ticking clock, and unreadable besides. – Philip Howard

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Princes should have more to fear from historians than have ugly women from great painters. РAntonio P̩rez, Aforismos

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Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace, I would yield every honor which has been accorded by war. – Douglas MacArthur

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