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Lewis Mumford Quotes

Lewis Mumford quotes

American Sociologist October 19, 1895 – January 26, 1990

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Western society has accepted as unquestionable a technological imperative that is quite as arbitrary as the most primitive taboo: not merely the duty to foster invention and constantly to create technological novelties, but equally the duty to surrender to these novelties unconditionally, just because they are offered, without respect to their human consequences. Lewis Mumford
Today, the notion of progress in a single line without goal or limit seems perhaps the most parochial notion of a very parochial century. Lewis Mumford
Every new baby is a blind desperate vote for survival: people who find themselves unable to register an effective political protest against extermination do so by a biological act. Lewis Mumford
Lewis Mumford quote: "The cities and mansions that people dream of are those in..."
The cities and mansions that people dream of are those in which they finally live. Lewis Mumford
Lewis Mumford quote: "Our national flower is the concrete cloverleaf."
Our national flower is the concrete cloverleaf. Lewis Mumford
In its revolt against congestion and sordor, a space-hungry generation has, I fear, developed eyes that are bigger than its stomach. 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
Lewis Mumford quote: "To curb the machine and limit art to handicraft is a denial of..."
To curb the machine and limit art to handicraft is a denial of opportunity. Lewis Mumford
The way people in democracies think of the government as something different from themselves is a real handicap. And, of course, sometimes the government confirms their opinion. Lewis Mumford
Lewis Mumford quote: "Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists..."
Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past. Lewis Mumford
Lewis Mumford quote: "A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites..."
A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the wind. Lewis Mumford
The earth is the Lord's fullness thereof: this is no longer a hollow dictum of religion, but a directive for economic action toward human brotherhood. Lewis Mumford
Lewis Mumford quote: "New York is the perfect model of a city, not the model of a..."
New York is the perfect model of a city, not the model of a perfect city. Lewis Mumford
Lewis Mumford quote: "A man of courage never needs weapons, but he may need bail."
A man of courage never needs weapons, but he may need bail. Lewis Mumford
Lewis Mumford quote: "War is the supreme drama of a completely mechanized society."
War is the supreme drama of a completely mechanized society. Lewis Mumford

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