Citations

“It is our utopias that make the world tolerable to us: the cities and mansions that people dream of are those in which they finally live.”
The Story of Utopias, Chapter One 1922 .En anglais
“The clock, not the steam-engine, is the key-machine of the modern industrial age.”
Technics and Civilization, Chapter 1En anglais
“I'm a pessimist about probabilities, I'm an optimist about possibilities.”
As quoted in "Lewis Mumford Remembers" by Carey Winfrey in The New York Times 6En anglais
“The city is a fact in nature, like a cave, a run of mackerel or an ant-heap. But it is also a conscious work of art, and it holds within its communal framework many simpler and more personal forms of art.”
The Culture of CitiesEn anglais
“Forget the damned motor car and build the cities for lovers and friends.”
My Works and DaysEn anglais

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Les livres de Lewis Mumford dans l'ordre

Les livres de Lewis Mumford dans l'ordre de parution, de The Story of Utopias (1922) à Herman Melville 1929 (2003).