American - Sociologist | October 19, 1895 - January 26, 1990
Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past.
Lewis Mumford
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The artist does not illustrate science (but) he frequently responds to the same interests that a scientist does.
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One of the functions of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.
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Today, the degradation of the inner life is symbolized by the fact that the only place sacred from interruption is the private toilet.
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Nothing is unthinkable, nothing impossible to the balanced person, provided it comes out of the needs of life and is dedicated to life's further development.
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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.
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