Lewis Mumford

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A day spent without the sight or sound of beauty, the contemplation of mystery, or the search of truth or perfection is a poverty-stricken day; and a succession of such days is fatal to human life.

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BiographyNationality:American
Type:Sociologist
Born:October 19,1895
Died:January 26,1990


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