Restore human legs as a means of travel. Pedestrians rely on food for fuel and need no special parking facilities. Lewis Mumford facilityfoodfuel Change image and share on social
Without fullness of experience, length of days is nothing. When fullness of life has been achieved, shortness of days is nothing. That is perhaps why the young have usually so little fear of death; they live by intensities that the elderly have forgotten. Lewis Mumford achievedaydeath share on social
Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past. Lewis Mumford futureoptimistpast Change image and share on social
In war, the army is not merely a pure consumer, but a negative producer. Lewis Mumford armyconsumernegative Change image and share on social
The artist does not illustrate science (but) he frequently responds to the same interests that a scientist does. Lewis Mumford artistfrequentlyillustrate Change image and share on social
The chief function of the city is to convert power into form, energy into culture, dead matter into the living symbols of art, biological reproduction into social creativity. Lewis Mumford artbiologicalchief Change image and share on social
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 confirmdemocracygovernment Change image and share on social
A man of courage never needs weapons, but he may need bail. Lewis Mumford bailcourageman Change image and share on social
It has not been for nothing that the word has remained man's principal toy and tool: without the meanings and values it sustains, all man's other tools would be worthless. Lewis Mumford manmeaningprincipal Change image and share on social